Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Contraceptive use and method preference among HIV -positive women in Amhara Region, 
Ethiopia  
 
Version: 0 Date: 11 Dec 2017  
 
Reviewer: Roderick Larsen -Reindorf  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Final Comments  
1. There are too many typographical errors and sentence construction problems and they 
should be addressed;  
 
2. Prevalence of contraceptive use among women living with HIV should take into account the 
desire not to get pregnant: contraceptive use among wome n who do not want to get pregnant 
is more useful as it tells unmet need among this group of women;  
 
3. Women who are HIV positive and want to get pregnant are expected not to use 
contraception and therefore the reporting of overall prevalence rate of contra ceptive use 
among the entire population of 803 women does not tell the story well;  
 
4. Contraceptive prevalence rate among the women who do not want to be pregnant must be 
calculated as this is the most important: it reflects women who do not want to be pre gnant 
but do not have access to contraceptives  
 
5. I highly recommend re -analyzing the data to reflect the above comments.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which contro ls 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.  
 
No 
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 further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I recommend additional statistical review  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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