Reviewer’ s report
Title: Factors associated with induced abortion among women of reproductive age attending
selected health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A case control study.
Version: 2Date: 16 Feb 2020
Reviewer: Anthony Idowu Ajayi
Reviewer's report:
General comments
The authors have largely addressed all the comments. I have a few comments of mine. I haveconcerns about the findings on the association between education attainment and inducedabortion. Based on the descriptive findings, the odds for induced abortion should be higher amongthose with tertiary education. About half of patients in the control group had higher education, soit make no sense to now claim that the odds is lower for those with higher education. This needs tobe addressed. Also, no rationale was provided for the independent variables included in the study.What is the basis for variable inclusion in the model? Is there some theoretical or conceptualrationale for variable inclusion? Rationale should be provided for variable inclusion. Also, whycompare to 2 children? Is 2 children the average ideal family size in Ethiopia? 0 should be theappropriate reference. I would code the marital status as married and not married given theproportions of the divorce and separated small. Why is number of pregnancies not included in themodel? Lastly, change multivariate analysis to multivariable analysis as it is more appropriate.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
NoAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
YesAre 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 furtherassessment 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:
Needs some language corrections before being publishedDeclaration of competing interests
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:
1. Have you in the past five years received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of thismanuscript, either now or in the future?
2. Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation that may in any way gain or lose
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the
manuscript?
4. Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that holds
or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?6. Do you have any non-financial competing interests in relation to this paper?
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have no competing interests' below.
If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.
I have no conflict of interests.I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal. I understand that my name will be included
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, my named reportincluding any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors'responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative CommonsCC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). I understand that any commentswhich I do not wish to be included in my named report can be included as confidential commentsto the editors, which will not be published.
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal