Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse agains t Nigerian Women Resident in England, UK: 
A Cross - sectional Qualitative Study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 20 Mar 2018  
 
Reviewer: Catherine Cerulli  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
You did an excellent job of responding  to the comments. I recommend an acceptance of your 
article. I also recommend another read for extra words and replacement of some acronyms after 
you have accepted your changes. I leave this to your and the editor's di scretion, but I still 
recommend that you include more information on homicide. I also remain supportive of more 
quotes . While your position is that the policy implications are important, such work often 
follows the voice of the consumer being heard. You h ave a unique opportunity to bring these 
women's voices forward. Unless the editor disagrees and feels space issues are relevant, I would 
recommend a few more quotes from your participants, who made you uniquely situated, for a 
variety of factors, to tell t heir stories.  
Best of luck.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
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Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
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No 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
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Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
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assessment in your comments to the e ditors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
 
Quality of written English  
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Acceptable  
 
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