Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Refugee women ’s experience of the resettlement process: a qualitative study  
 
Version: 0 Date: 08 Sep 2019  
 
Reviewer: Karar Ahsan  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
I thanks the  authors for preparing this manuscript, which sheds light on an important but 
understudied topic like refugee and migrant health.  
 
 
Specific comments:  
 
1. p.2, line 9: Authors may consider revising the methods statement to make it more specific (for 
example,  "Qualitative study with 11 refugee women recently arrived to Sweden and received 
their residence permit").  
 
2. In regard to refugee women's healthcare seeking, how the findings of this study relates to the 
authors' earlier paper (DOI 10.1186/s13104 -018-3728-4) and other recent studies (e.g., 
Svensson, Carlzén &amp;  Agardh [2017]; Pangas et al [2019])? I would encourage the authors to 
elaborate this (p.12, lines 12 -17) finding, which would be a useful addition to the manuscript.  
 
3. References #13 and 18 need s to be corrected following the journal's formatting guidelines.  
 
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 manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please spec ify 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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