Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title:  Examining adherence barriers among women with HIV to tailor outreach for long -acting  
injectable antiretroviral therapy  
 
Version: 0 Date: 19 Jan 2020  
 
Reviewer: Longla Acheliu  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Generally, the article is well structured and has all the components. The abstract, background, 
results, discussion and conclusion have been clearly and coherently illustrate d with a good 
command of the English language. However, I propose the following amendments to the article:  
 
1. Methods   -  Study design: should be analysis of secondary data obtained from the WIHS 
study. Then give a brief description of the WIHS study, e specially how the data was collected.  
                  -  Considering the fact that your study is an analysis of secondary data, more light has 
to be thrown on how you managed the secondary data (from data cleaning to categorization) 
before analysis.  
                  -  Data analysis: Also, your analysis was done using generalized linear models and 
your outcome variables were all categorical. I think this type of analysis is meant for continuous 
outcome variables.  
                     I think a logistic  regression model will be good.  
 
2. Results and discussions  
                  - On table 2(results of multivariate analysis), one of the predictor variables is "Time 
on ART &gt; time off ART'' and you found out that it was associated with poor adherence to  
ART. Looking at both variables, one is more less a measure of the other and hence using one as a 
predictor of the other is difficult to comprehend. But I think ''Time on ART &gt; time off ART'' 
can be used to predict the occurrence of viral suppression.  
 
Looking at the article, I think it is very good, it had clear objectives that were achieved at the 
end, brought out vital information and hence should be a good one for publication after doing the 
minor corrections.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well de scribed?  
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.  
 
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 recommend additional statistical review  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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