Background: Contraceptive use is one of the indicators of women’s health. Ideally all women in their reproductive period should have access to the means of fertility regulation and should be empowered to decide the use of contraceptives. Such a study has not been carried out so far in this region, so this research was done with the following objectives. Objectives: 1.To find the rate of contraceptive use among women attending the Primary Health care centers of Abha. 2. To find the methods of contraceptives used by them.3. To study the distribution of study population by the contraceptive use and methods of contraception. Material and methods: A record based cross sectional study was carried out on 359 women who had attended the antenatal clinic in the years 1432 and 1433 H(2011 and 2012 AD). Data was collected on selected sociodemographic variables, any previous obstetric and medical condition, the ever use of contraceptives and its method. Result: Total contraceptive use was found to be 27%. Oral pill was the most commonly used method. No significant relation between various personal characteristics and contraceptive use was found. Conclusion: Low use of contraceptives is found among women attending Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs) of Abha. Knowledge of different contraceptive methods and their benefits on women’s and children’s health needs to be emphasized in the community.