Background: Infant and child feeding questionnaire (ICFQ) is an evidence-based technique that promotes early detection of feeding issues and facilitates the referral of at-risk babies and toddlers to appropriate care. Aim of the work: The goal of this study is to evaluate eating habits in infants and kids with feeding disorders using the Arabic version of the Infant and Child Feeding Questionnaire (A-ICFQ), to aid in the early diagnosis of pediatric feeding problems. Patients and methods: Caregivers of children aged 48 months or younger with and without known feeding problems (FP and NFP) were recruited to complete the A-ICFQ and demographic questionnaires. Responses to A-ICFQ questions were examined using receiver operating characteristic analysis and odds ratios to assess if questionnaire items distinguished between study groups.
Results: We recruited thirty caregivers of children who had FP and thirty caregivers of children who had NFP. A combination of two A-ICFQ questions and four feeding behaviors were the most important for distinguishing between sets. Conclusions: A set of questions from the A-ICFQ showed that they have the potential to differentiate between FP and NFP groups. Future studies are recommended to determine whether the same group of A-ICFQ questions still could discriminate between FP and NFP groups by getting wider representation of participant samples and investigating the children across the selected age range by an equal distribution.