Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: "It is challenging… oh, nobody likes it!": a qualitative study exploring Mozambican 
adolescents and young a dults' experiences with contraception  
 
 
Version: 0 Date: 08 May 2016  
 
 
Reviewer: Britta  Wigginton  
 
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Review "It's challenging… oh, nobody likes it!":  
Thank you for the opportunity to review this manuscript. I found the authors' responses to my 
previous review suitable and am happy with how these appear i n the manuscript. In particular, 
the analysis reads very well, clearly takes on a more interpretive level, and there is a suitable 
integration of literature in the Discussion. I would like to congratulate the authors on their 
revision. My recommendation is  that the authors make minor revisions before their manuscript is 
ready for publication:  
1. Be careful of conflating sex and gender (e.g. line 222 uses the term sex but prior to this 
gender is used). Sex and gender are distinct constructs, please do not us e these terms 
interchangeably as they carry different meanings.  
 
2. Line 227 "the data were" (not the data was) - data are plural  
 
3. Line 411 onwards discuss responsibility, this may be better situated in the following 
section entitled "gender, communicatio n and responsibility for contraception" around line 
454 
 
4. Line 420 - could the authors find another term for 'interiorise'?  
 
5. Repetition in line 500  
 
6. Line 517 -518 quotation marks are used for part of the quote - is this a typo?  
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments t o the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comment s 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 comment s to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this ma nuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the man uscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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