A cross-sectional study was carried out from March 2000 to Apr il 2000 among the age group of 15-49 yearrnpopulmi on of Harar town. to determine the factors related with intention of Voluntary HIV co unse ling andrntesting (VCT). A multi-stage sampling method was used to select 720 stud y subj ects fl'Om residents ofrnHarar town. Both quantitative and quali tative data co ll ection methods were utili zed.rnMore than three-fourth (85,4%) of the study subjects claimed to have inte ntion of hav ing VCT; and aboutrnthree-fou rth (73.9%) had intention of asking partner(s) to seek for VCT. On mu lti-va riate analysis condomrnuse (OR=2J), not initiating sexual practice (OR=2,4), positive attitude (OR= 104) and sa lient beliefrn(OR=1.2) towards VCT were positive predi ctors of intention of having VCT. Being never marriedrn(OR= 1.9), pos itive attitude (OR= 1.2), subj ective norm (OR= I J) and sal ient belief (OR= 13) towards VCTrnwere positive predictors of intention of aski ng partner(s) to get VCT. On gender based multi-vari aternanalys is being never married (OR=23) was sign ificant pred ictor on ly among male subj ects and notrninitiat ing sexual practice (OR=4. 7) was sign ifi ca nt predictor only among female subj ects. Confidential HI Vtestingrnand face-to-face counseling by phys icians, trained persons and religious leaders were fo und to be thernmost preferred method of service delivery. Majority of su bj ects could afford to pay less th an 10 birr for thernVCT service. The major reasons identifi ed for not having intention of VCT were fear of posit ive resu lt andrnstigma attached to AIDS.rnAs cultural norms and attitude towards VCT have sign ificant impact on acceptance of VCT, programrnimplementers shou ld address the issue by involvi ng community leaders and using community and culturalrngatherings to advocate benefi ts of VCT, to reduce fear of pos itive resu lt and stigma attached to AIDS. Tornexpand the service to the community at large cost issue should be well addressed.