Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Knowledge and attitude of reproductive age group (15 -49) women towards Ethiopian  
current abortion law and associated factors in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia  
 
Version: 1 Date: 11 Feb 2019  
 
Reviewer: Caroline de Costa  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Unfortunately the English is very poor, making the manuscript unpublishable in the journal. 
It is not clear how representative the women participating are of the general population.  A 
great deal of unnecessary information about the region (although interesting) is irrelevant to 
the study and should not be included. While I agree that abortion and its safe provision are 
important topics for Ethiopian and other African women, and I und erstand that the law has 
been liberalized and it is important that women are aware of the availability of abortion in the 
country,  I do not think this study adds much to the literature or to the understanding of the 
topic.  
 
 
Are the methods appropriate an d well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
No 
 
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 comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
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 comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Not suitable for publication unless extensively edited  
 
 
 
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