Safe male circumcision is believed to be associated with a reduced HIV/AIDS transmission from male to female sexual partners by partial protection of 60%, but the practice is still low despite the roll out by MOH to circumcise 80% males aged 15-49 years by 2015. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge attitude and practice towards safe male circumcision among male youths aged 19-35 years at Ggolo village Mpigi district. Methods; the study was cross sectional carried out among 40 male youths aged19-35 years who were selected using a purposive sampling procedure. Data on study objectives was collected using research administered and self-administered questionnaires and it was analyzed manually. Results; out of 40 participants involved in the study 45% were aged 19-24 years, majority of the participants had attained a level of education and only 7.5% with no formal education, 50% were single male youths of majorly Christian faith and the higher percentage being of Ganda tribe (55%). All the participants in the study had heard about SMC, majority had the radio and health workers as the major source of information, knew SMC for prevention of other STIs more than HIV and cervical prevention, 70% knew the place for accessing SMC in the community. Majority of the participants didn‟t agree with SMC benefit on reduction of HIV acquisition risk by 60% and cervical cancer prevention while many agreed with SMC improving genital hygiene and it being a safe procedure. However, majority perceived the procedure to be very painful and taking long to heal after the procedure. 67.5% of the participants reported being circumcised and 61.5% of non- circumcised reported the intention to get circumcised Conclusion; the knowledge on health benefits of SMC was relatively low which also affected the attitude thus the need to create more awareness on SMC benefits.

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