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Despite the enormous benefits of family planning services, the utilization of the servicesstill remains low in sub-Saharan. Africa Researchers have identified a number of factors thatare related to unmet needs and nonuse of contraception. Higher levels of education amongwomen are associated with higher levels of contraceptive use, smaller desired family size,and lower levels of unmet needs. However, in Hoima city, Hoima district these are notdefined. To determine factors which influence the utilization of FP services amongreproductive women in Hoima City, Hoima district. This study was a cross-sectionalinvestigation conducted among 120 women of reproductive age (15 to 49 years) from Hoimacity, Hoima district who consented to take part in the study. A questionnaire was used tocollect data and all collected data was coded, entered, and analyzed using SPSS version 25.Majority 71(59.2%) were aged 21-34 years, many 96(80.0%) of the participants were married,many 52 (43.3%) were Pentecostal, many 47(39.2%) were of primary level of education, andlastly majority 65(54.3%) were farmers. The majority of 75(62.5%) had ever used familyplanning and 45(37.5%) had never used family planning. At the multivariate stage, educationlevel and religion were significantly associated with the usage of family planning. That is theodds of using family planning were eight-folds higher among women of secondary level ofeducation as compared to women who were uneducated. While participants who said thatreligion doesn’t allow them to practice family planning were 94.7% less likely to use familyplanning as compared to those that are allowed practice family planning by their religions.In conclusion, the prevalence of women using FP in Hoima city, Hoima district is moderatelyhigh. Being uneducated significantly reduces the chances/odds of using family planningservices while religion allowance to practice family planning significantly increased thechances/odds of using family planning services.