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This study looks into the variables that affect postpartum women at Kitagata General Hospital in Sheema District,Uganda, using family planning services. For the sake of both mother and child health, postpartum women must usefamily planning services, but little is known about the factors influencing this group's adoption of these services. Tocollect thorough data, a mixed-methods approach was used, including quantitative surveys and qualitativeinterviews. Structured surveys were given to a sample of postpartum women who were patients at Kitagata GeneralHospital as part of the quantitative phase. Qualitative interviews were carried out with healthcare practitioners toobtain an understanding of the obstacles and enablers related to the provision of family planning services. Theresults show that a wide range of factors, such as sociocultural attitudes, service accessibility, knowledge, andperceptions of family planning methods, influence postpartum women's use of family planning services. Designingfocused interventions to increase postpartum women's use of family planning services and enhance mother and childhealth outcomes in Uganda's Sheema District requires an understanding of these aspects.