Checking if checkboxs is ticked after adding it with jquery [duplicate]

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When the page starts the users is asked to selected a category. Once a category is selected with Ajax some checkboxes are loaded.

I need to do something when these checkboxes are ticked however the problem is i cannot detect change on them since i just added them.

*** options variable contains the input checkbox

$("#subcat").append(options)

I then try to check weither the it is checked or not with the code below

<script>
    $(":checkbox").change(function(){
        if($(this).attr("checked")) {
            alert("abc");
        } else {
            alert("CBA");
        }
    });
</script>

If i add a input check box directly onto the html file then it detects change however when i load checkboxes with ajax it does not.