Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Pattern and determinants of contraceptive usage among  women of reproductive age from 
the Digo community residing in Kwale, Kenya: Results from a cross -sectional household survey  
 
Version: 2 Date: 02 Sep 2017  
 
Reviewer: Varsha Mulik  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
I woul d like authors not to include unmarried women, hystrectomy, menopausal women  as part 
of study. This is due to fact that this population is mostly Muslim and pre marital sex is not 
openly practised. Also one should have idea to gauge the socioeconomical be nefits/ advantages 
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