en Nursing Orginal research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Background:</strong></span> Fast-food consumption among adolescents is an increasing public health concern. However, evidence on the psychosocial factors associated with fast-food consumption intention among Bangladeshi adolescents remains limited.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Objective:</strong></span> To assess fast-food consumption intention among secondary school students in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, and examine its associations with attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control (PBC).<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Methods:</strong></span> A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted among 144 students aged 15&ndash;16 years recruited through convenience sampling. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires assessing sociodemographic characteristics, attitude, subjective norm, PBC, and fast-food consumption intention. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent-samples <em>t</em> tests, analysis of variance, Pearson&rsquo;s correlation, and multiple linear regression. Statistical significance was set at <em>p</em> < 0.05.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Results:</strong> </span>Of the 144 students, 81.3% reported regular fast-food consumption. Fast-food consumption intention was positively correlated with attitude (<em>r</em> = 0.487, <em>p</em> < 0.001), subjective norm (<em>r</em> = 0.177, <em>p</em> = 0.033), and PBC (<em>r</em> = 0.594, <em>p</em> < 0.001). In the multiple linear regression model, attitude (&beta; = 0.296, <em>p</em> < 0.001) and PBC (&beta; = 0.478, <em>p</em> < 0.001) were significant positive predictors of intention, whereas subjective norm was not statistically significant (&beta; = &minus;0.033, <em>p</em> = 0.625). The model explained 42.2% of the variance in fast-food consumption intention (<em>R</em>&sup2; = 0.422).<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong></span> Attitude and PBC were positively associated with fast-food consumption intention among the participating students. These findings may inform school-based nutrition education and preventive nursing interventions aimed at promoting healthier food choices among adolescents. Further studies using representative samples are needed to assess the generalizability of these findings.</span></span></span><br> &nbsp;</div> Fast-Food Consumption, Perceived Behavioral Control, Theory of Planned Behavior, Adolescents, Bangladesh 0 0 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1099-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ariful Islam arifulislam3012@gmail.com Yes Nurse Educator, Nurse Teacher’s Training Center (NTTC), Mohakhali, Dhaka Shanzida Khatun sanzidaadib@yahoo.com No Head of the Department of Child Health Nursing, National Institute of Advanced Nursing Education and Research (NIANER) Fahima Khatun fahimamasud@yahoo.com No Head of the Department of Women's Health and Midwifery Nursing, National Institute of Advanced Nursing Education and Research (NIANER)