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This study examines the knowledge, attitude, and practices of married women ofreproductive age in Mubende Town Council, Mubende District on family planning methods.A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 292 married women aged 15-49 years,with 77.4% being married and 86% being Christians. Most completed primary, secondary, andtertiary education, and 95.1% had at least given birth. Most had one to two children. 91% ofthe women were aware of different family planning methods, with major sources ofinformation coming from hospitals, health workers' newspapers, radios, and friends. Healthcenters, hospitals, and pharmacies were the primary places for family planning services.Birth control provided more sexual freedom (24.3%), while cervical mucus method carried arisk of pregnancy (21.6%). Permanent methods (15.4%) were suitable when children were nolonger wanted. Some respondents expressed concerns about using condoms, fearing theymight burst or remain inside a woman's vagina, and the risk of bleeding. The majority usedinjectables (39.4%), implants (24.9%), and condoms (20.2%) as family planning methods, withintrauterine devices (4.1%) and female sterilization (1.6%) being other options. In conclusion,the majority of respondents were married, mostly Christians, and had completed primary,secondary, or tertiary education.