Reviewer’ s report
Title: Prevalence and correlates of transactional sex among women of low socioeconomic status in
Portland, Oregon
Version: 0Date: 07 Jun 2020
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for the opportunity to review this important work on a marginalized population.
Overall, the language is patient-centered and non-stigmatizing. There are some minor areas where
this could be improved. Line 25 on page 5 (are at a disadvantage for living a healthy life) could bereframed as a disadvantage for living without infectious disease or something similar.
While I understand the intersectionality of low SES and transactional sex, HIV infection, etc - it
would be good to justify the study in only women with low SES in the Methods and allude to it inthe Intro. Right now, the introduction of that in the last paragraph in the Intro is a bit jarring.
WHy was the study limited to cis-gender and heterosexual sexual contact patients only when the
LGBT population is at higher risk? This should also be justified in the Methods.
Remuneration and incentives are conflicting terms. I would use remuneration as acknowledgment
of the participant's time and effort.
Was collinearity assessed in the multivariable models?
Are the comparison samples from the first paragraph in the Discussion created with similar
inclusion/exclusion criteria (i.e. low SES, cisgender, heterosexual sexual contact, etc)? If so, that isworth mentioning. And if not, it is worth situating your findings within this context.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
YesAre 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 statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an
additional statistical review?If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require furtherassessment in your comments to the editors.
I am able to assess the statisticsQuality of written English
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:
Acceptable
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