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In Africa, Uganda in particular, the decision depends mainly on man. If we have to improvecontraceptive prevalence rates, we need to look into obstacles to male participation in FamilyPlanning. Available data in Uganda indicates that most males have a positive attitude towardsfamily planning but obstacles to their participation have not been established fully. This studydetermined factors influencing men’s participation in family planning in Jinja Regional ReferralHospital. The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out among adult menseeking health care services in Jinja regional referral hospital. This study involved the use ofstructured questions to collect both quantitative and qualitative data from the respondents.Data was coded and entered into a database created using Microsoft Excel, then cleaned andedited. Data set was then imported into STATA 14.2 for analysis. Bivariate and Multivariatelogistic regression was done to ascertain the relationship between dependent and independentvariables. Descriptive statistics was presented inform of frequency tables, pie charts andgraphs. Out of the 353 participants, majority (41.1%) were aged 30-39years, attained secondaryeducation (48.4%) and were married (51.3%). 31 of the respondents were using contraceptivesgiving a prevalence of 8.8%. Only 7(2.0%) of the participants in the study would opt forpermanent sterilization. At multivariate analysis, age, level of education, residence, number ofchildren, income level, wanting more children and involvement in contraceptive choice weresignificantly associated with contraceptive use among males. Uptake of contraceptives amongmales is very low. Predictors of contraceptive use among males include; age, level of education,residence, number of children, income level, wanting more children and involvement incontraceptive choice