Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title:  Impact of the Urban Reproductive Health Initiative on family planning uptake at facilities 
in Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal  
 
Version: 1 Date: 17 Oct 2017 
 
Reviewer:  Kelsey  Holt 
 
Reviewer’s report:  
 
Thank you for these revisions which have substantially strengthened the article.  My two final 
recommendations are as follows:  
 
1. In order for readers to be abl e to assess the degree to which findings are statistically 
significant (i.e., not just above or below p=0.05, but at a more granular level), I feel that it 
is important to always provide p -values in tables. I strongly recommend the authors add 
p-values to tables so that readers have a sense of not only whether the finding had a p -
value above or below 0.05, but WHAT the p -value was.  
 
2. In the conclusions paragraph of the abstract, it is important to be clear that without a 
control group concluding that the program caused the increase in use is not founded. I 
recommend changing "Supply -side interventions have increased the number of new 
family planning acceptors" to "supply -side interventions are associated with an increase 
in the number..."  
 
Thank you for th e opportunity to review this article.  
 
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.  
 
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 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:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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