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The study aimed to determine the factors influencing the utilization of antenatal care (ANC)among pregnant women aged 18-40 attending ANC clinics at Kakanju Health Centre III inBushenyi District. The research used a descriptive cross-sectional study design, with asample size of 384 respondents. The results showed that 86.2% of participants hadadequate knowledge about ANC utilization, while 13.8% had inadequate knowledge. Womenaged 15-20 years, house wives, maids, and shop attendants were also more likely to haveinadequate knowledge. Women without education were six times more likely to haveinadequate knowledge about ANC utilization. Women in their first pregnancy were threetimes more likely to have inadequate knowledge. Women with a history of previousstillbirth were three times more likely to have inadequate knowledge. Women with a historyof previous cesarean section were two times more likely to have adequate knowledge aboutANC utilization. Age, occupation, marital status, and education level were found to bestatistically significantly associated with knowledge regarding ANC utilizatio