Higher breastfeeding performance index is associated with lower risk of illness in infants under six months in Ethiopia

Table 2 Feeding practices among infants aged 0–6 months and breastfeeding performance index (BPI) scoring system, Ethiopia, 2011

Feeding practices	Weighted frequency	Weighted percentage	Score
Timely initiation of breastfeeding
<1 h	564	44.93	1
>1 h	691	55.07	0
Pre lacteal feeding
Yes	353	28.52	0
No	886	71.48	1
Current breastfeeding^a
Yes	1242	98.51	1
No	19	1.49	0
Bottle feeding^a
yes	196	15.57	0
No	1065	84.43	1
Liquids given^a
Yes	436	34.57	0
No	824.	65.43	1
Formula milk/ other milk^a
yes	212	16.82	0
No	1048	83.18	1
Solid foods given^a
Yes	123	9.74	0
No	1136	90.26	1

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