Reviewer ’s report  
Title: Family planning utilization and factors associated among wo men receiving abortion 
services in health facilities of central zone towns of Ti gray, Northern Ethiopia: A cross sectional 
Study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 04 May 2018  
 
Reviewer: Antonio Schiattarella  
 
Reviewer's report:  
In general, the Manuscript may benefit from several revisions, as suggested below:  
- All the text needs a major language revisio n by a native English speaker person, in order to 
correct typos and style (repetitions, punctuation, grammar). It was really unpleasant to read 
"thre" (page 6) or "cauld" (page 7) or "hasband's" (page 9). Moreover, lines of the text are not 
aligned with li ne numbers: it seems that the authors did not read the final draft before the 
submission.  
- Methods: it was not reported what kind of study is. What kind of randomization? Blind or 
double blind?  
- Methods: It should be specified the role of post -abortion f amily planning (PAFP). What is it 
based on? How is it structured?  
- Methods: It is not clear what kind of sampling procedure was used. Moreover, it should be 
specified numbers of individuals at each stage of study: for example, numbers potentially 
eligible  and excluded and included in the study.  
- Methods: was this study designed according to the STROBE Statement (PMID: 18064739), 
available through the EQUATOR Network (http://www.equatornetwork.org/)? It would be 
mandatory to report this information.  
- Meth ods: was this study registered on ClinicaTrial.gov or similar repositories? If not, authors 
should justify this point; conversely, they should report the ID of the study protocol.  
- Methods: I could not find any declaration about patients' informed consent  (written and oral). I 
truly hope that this is only an oversight, conversely it may raise serious concerns from the 
ethical point of view.  
- Results: Consider use of a flow diagram for participants.  
- Discussion: It should be discussed limitations of the s tudy, taking into account sources of 
potential bias or imprecision.  
 
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 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 statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additiona l statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
I am able to assess the statistics  
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
Needs some language corrections before being published  
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