Urmy, Nushrat JahanHossain, Md. MokbulShamim, Abu AhmedKhan, Md. Showkat AliHanif, Abu Abdullah MohammadHasan, MehediAkter, FahmidaMitra, Dipak KumarHossaine, MoyazzamUllah, Mohammad AmanSarker, Samir KantiRahman, SM MustafizurBulbul, Md. Mofijul IslamMridha, Malay Kanti2022-05-252022-05-25202012/11/2020Urmy, N. J., Hossain, M. M., Shamim, A. A., Khan, M., Hanif, A., Hasan, M., Akter, F., Mitra, D. K., Hossaine, M., Ullah, M. A., Sarker, S. K., Rahman, S. M., Bulbul, M., & Mridha, M. K. (2020). Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Among Adolescent Boys and Girls in Bangladesh: Evidence From a National Survey. Osong public health and research perspectives, 11(6), 351–364. https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.03http://hdl.handle.net/10361/16669This article was published in Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives [©2020 Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NCND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).] and the definite version is available at: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.03 The Journal's website is at: https://ophrp.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.03Objectives: To assess the prevalence of noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors and the factors associated with the coexistence of multiple risk factors (≥ 2 risk factors) among adolescent boys and girls in Bangladesh. Methods: Data on selected NCD risk factors collected from face to face interviews of 4,907 boys and 4,865 girls in the national Nutrition Surveillance round 2018-2019, was used. Descriptive analysis and multivariable logistic regression were performed. Results: The prevalence of insufficient fruit and vegetable intake, inadequate physical activity, tobacco use, and being overweight/obese was 90.72%, 29.03%, 4.57%, and 6.04%, respectively among boys; and 94.32%, 50.33%, 0.43%, and 8.03%, respectively among girls. Multiple risk factors were present among 34.87% of boys and 51.74% of girls. Younger age (p < 0.001), non-slum urban (p < 0.001) and slum residence (p < 0.001), higher paternal education (p = 0.001), and depression (p < 0.001) were associated with the coexistence of multiple risk factors in both boys and girls. Additionally, higher maternal education (p < 0.001) and richest wealth quintile (p = 0.023) were associated with the coexistence of multiple risk factors in girls. Conclusion: The government should integrate specific services into the existing health and non-health programs which are aimed at reducing the burden of NCD risk factors.en-USAdolescentBoysGirlsBangladeshJournal Articlehttps://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.03