Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Role of HIV in the desire of procreation and motherhood in women living with HIV in 
Spain: a qualitative approach  
 
Version: 2 Date: 28 Aug 2017  
 
Reviewer: Saara Greene  
 
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Thank you for adequately responding to my suggestions.  I have only  one final comment - I 
suggest taking out the word 'Foreign' on the first line of p.18 as a descriptor. This term in this 
context results in 'othering' women who do not identify as Spanish.  I suggest simply stating, 
some of the women in our sample....sinc e your paper is not comparing Spanish women to women 
who identify as being from somewhere other than Spain.  
I'm looking forward to seeing this published!  
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