Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: UNMET NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AMONG YOUNG MARRIED  
WOMEN (15 -24 YEARS) LIVING IN URBAN SLUMS OF INDIA  
 
Version: 1 Date: 21 Jun 2018  
 
Reviewer: Anthony Agbata  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Introduction: All three objectives of the study convey the same meaning. The objective/s should 
be compressed into one sentence  
 
Result: The result section is unnecessarily long, and references were not made to indicat e tables 
being cited. Almost all information in the table were repeated in the result section, thereby 
making it long and uninteresting. The proper thing to do is to report on important aspects of the 
table and cite the table in question.  
 
Statistical analy sis: Statistical analysis was flawed. My observation is that 'Odds ratio' should not 
be used as effect measure for a cross -sectional design; rather it will be more appropriate to use 
'Prevalence ratio'.  
 
Most of the assumptions in the discussion section may  not be appropriate/valid. The odds ratio 
tends to overestimate the prevalence ratio when used for cross sectional study. were there any 
limitations to the study?  
 
Tables: There are so many tables, some of them are unnecessary. Table 3 is a repetition of ta ble 
1. Table 2 should be presented as a simple descriptive table with proportions/percentages. I 
wonder p -values for the different proportions were derived in table 2 without cross tabulation or 
contingency tables? Review the statistical analysis.  
 
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 controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
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 recomm end 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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