Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Contributing Factors to Unsafe Abortion Practices among Women o f Reproductive Age at 
Selected District Hospitals in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.  
 
Version: 0 Date: 27 Mar 2019  
 
Reviewer: Sam Rowlands  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
The manuscript for this paper has been radically re written. It is now much improved but rather 
wordy.  
Reference 2 is not up -to-date: the most recent data is in Ganatra et al Lancet 2017.  
One sentence stands out as not accurate. It is both in the Abstract (page 2 lines 33/34) and in the 
Conclusion (page 20 lines 30/31). Aunty Jane, Ms Rose and Women Help Women programmes 
are not 'global policies'.  
Could Figures 4, 5 and 6 be amalgamated?  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary co ntrols?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistic s in the manuscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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