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Globally, condoms are an important method of family planning and prevention of sexuallytransmitted infections especially human immune deficiency virus HIV/acquired immunedeficiency syndrome AIDS. Condoms prevent unwanted pregnancies s and protect sexuallyactive youths from STDs. This study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes andpractices in. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice ofcondom use among youth aged 18-30 years using Seeta parish Goma sub county Mukono districtas a case study. The study was a descriptive-cross-sectional study design using quantitativedata collection and analytical methods. A total of 382 youths aged 18-30 years was selectedusing systematic random sampling. The data was collected using researcher administeredquestionnaires while data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel program. Descriptive statisticssuch as frequencies and proportions and graphs were generated to present the study findingsthat answered the specific objectives of the study. The study found out that the level ofknowledge about condom use among youth aged 18-30years in Seeta, Mukono district was highwhile the attitude towards condom use was generally negative. the level of use of condoms waslow with even those youths using condoms not doing so consistently. Despite the youth aged18-30years in Mukono district being quite knowledgeable about condoms, the use of condomsamong the majority is inconsistent most likely owing to their poor attitude towards condomuse.