Abstract
Objective: To assess knowledge, behavior and uses of HIV/AIDS prevention services among people in Khartoum, Sudan.
Methodology: This descriptive study included people aged above 18 years residing in Khartoum (Sharg Elneel, Ombada, and Jabal Awlia), Sudan. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the localities then systematic sampling was used to select the houses. The data were collected using interview questionnaire and was analysed by SPSS program.
Results: This study displayed a diverse range of ages of pregnant people, with the majority of participants aged between 18 and 20 (26%), 21–24 years (16%) and 25–29 years (15.5%). Most of respondent (56.75%) had good knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention, (60%) good behavior and 66% reported good use of these HIV/AIDS prevention services. Household and marriage ownership was more knowledgeable, behavioral and more used than (p<0.05) than the others.
Conclusion: Majority of people had good level of knowledge, exhibited a good behavior and reported good utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention services in Khartoum, Sudan. The people who owned their own houses and married people demonstrated higher levels of knowledge, behavior and uses compared to others. It is recommended that educational interventions to be conducted to enhance people knowledge and to conduct further research to investigate the influencing factors of knowledge.

Key words: HIV/AIDS, knowledge, behaviour, utilization, prevention services, people, Sudan.