1 Dr. Abdirahman Moalim Hassan Ibrahim, a lecturer at Plasma University, Horn of Africa University, and Daha International University (DIU), serves as the Academic Director of Aden Adde International University. Email: drabdirahmanmoalim@gmail.com and the website https://aaiu.edu.so/. Dr. Ibrahim holds a PhD in Nursing Science at Kesmonds International University, a Master's degree in Health Service Management at Kampala University, and a Bachelor's degree in General Nursing at Mogadishu University. SOMALIA –MOGADISHU -WADAJIR DISTRICT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ADOPTION OF POSTPARTUM FAMILY PLANNING AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE RESIDING IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA. Email address: drabdirahmanmoalim@gmail.com (Abdirahman), 252615218180 Abstract A high fertility rate leads to rapid population growth and hinders development. Over the past few decades, countries the world over have put in place policies to improve the health and well-being of their people by encouraging family planning uptake, especially in postpartum women. This is because though there has been an overall increase in family planning in developing countries, many women end up with unintended pregnancies before resumption of their first menses. In Sub-Saharan Africa, almost one- third of postpartum women are at risk of getting pregnant within 2 years of delivery as they are having sex without any form of contraception. Several factors have been proposed as being the reasons for the low uptake of family planning among women in the postpartum period. This cross-sectional study sought to determine the demographic, social and provider related factors associated with postpartum family planning uptake among women within Mogadishu health facilities. A total of 250 women, in the reproductive age (up to1 year postpartum) were selected via multi-stage sampling, to participate in the study in five (5) private health facilities. INTRODUCTION