Reviewer’s report
Title: Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of health providers towards safe abortion provision in
Addis Ababa health centers
Version: 0 Date: 14 Jun 2017
Reviewer: Shiva Bhandari
Reviewer's report:
This paper contributes data on the Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of health providers towards
safe abortion provision in Addis Ababa health centers. The following are suggestions to improve the
manuscript: 
Abstract:
1.MLPs: What does this mean? Please use abbreviation only after the full name.
Methods:
1." …regional A.A health…", does A.A mean Addis Ababa? 
2." Sample size calculated using 30/7 WHO recommendation….". Please provide a reference for
this.
3.Please state more clearly how the number of health service providers in each health facility was
determined. From my understanding, the author selected 30 health facilities and 7 service providers in
each facility. When multiplied by 2, did the author increase the number of health facilities? You
interviewed only in health centers, right? If so why you didn't select hospitals and private clinics?  They
might have mid-level health workers. You should mention this in your limitation.
4.In the health facilities, how were the participants randomly selected? Normally how many
health service providers work in the health centers? Do the health centers have doctors? 
5.Did you use standard questionnaires? If not how did you standardize the questionnaires?
6.How many questions were there for assessing knowledge, attitude and practice each? What was
the total score for each?
Results:
1.If you have sampled different types of health facilities, it is worthy to look at them in your
regression analysis. 
2.Have you asked whether the health service providers were given any trainings?
3.Why did you use logistic regression? You could have used linear regression to measure the
association.
Discussion:
1.You are focusing more on your own figures, which have been already presented in the results.
Please try to support your results with other studies/reports.
2.Please revise this section thoroughly.
3.Please conclude directly based on your results.
Are the methods appropriate and 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.
No
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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