Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Continuum of Sexual and Gender -Based Violence Risk s among Syrian RefugeeWomen 
and Girls in Lebanon  
 
Version: 3 Date: 30 Apr 2020  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Overall the paper is much improved with comprehensive responses to the reviewers' comments 
to clarify the methodology, key concepts, and contributions of this paper in relation to previous 
research.  
 
Detailed Comments:  
 
- The authors responses are detailed and explain how they responded to each of the 
reviewers' comm ents in their revision.  
 
- The additional information on the context of Syrian refugees in Lebanon helps situate 
the study population and related politics that impact gender based violence in this community.  
 
- The authors also provide edits to clarify the c ontributions of this study in relation to 
previous research on gender -based violence perpetrated by armed actors in the region in both the 
introductory sections and the discussion.  
 
- The authors expand upon concepts that were not clearly defined in the earlier version, 
to enhance the presentation of the analysis (e.g. age range for 'girl' versus women; early vs. later 
SGBV risk, public vs. private sphere).  
 
-      The paper may require d minor edits to comply with the journal's specifications for 
formatting (e.g. formatting of the quoted data should be indented as a block).  
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supporte d by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please spe cify what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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