Reviewer’s report
Title: 
CONTRACEPTIVE NONUSE AMONG WOMEN IN UGANDA: A
COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PREDICTORS ACROSS REGIONS
Version: 
0 
Date: 
02 Oct 2020
Reviewer's report:
Notes to the authors
THROUGHOUT THE MANUSCRIPT, REPLACE NONCONTRACEPTIVE
USE WITH CONTRACEPTIVE NONUSE
Abstract
Results' section needs rewriting of predictors to make them clear to readers who
have not read the manuscript. The direction of relation of these predictors to
contraceptive nonuse should be stated clearly e.g. which wealth index and which
educational level.
Conclusions: go beyond the scope of the work. Interventions suggested to
address contraceptive nonuse were not the subject of study
Introduction
Long and unnecessary discussion of the scope of the problem (paragraph 1 and
2).
Aim of the study should be made clearer as to why nonuse across regions should
be studied.
Methods
The lines 28-45 are the methods of the DHS. Readers can simply be referred to
the DHS as a source of these data.
Typing error in line 59 regrouped the ten (15) regions….. into 4 regions
Variables
The authors may need to clarify the variables such as can not refuse sex.
Results
The text contains repetition of the contents of the tables
Multivariate results
This is actually a binary logistic regression analysis as the outcome variables are
contraceptive use versus nonuse
Exact p values should be presented unless it is acceptable by the journal.
Discussion
Again the direction of the results should be stated not just the statistical
significance.
Authors should not refer to other sections e.g. table (4).
The regional disparity of contraceptive nonuse and the difference in
determinants is presented in the results but I could not see clearly explanation of
the regional difference in predictors.
No section on limitations of the study e.g. relying on a secondary data set not
enabling the inclusion of variables not present in the UDHS.
Conclusions
See abstract. The authors should address the interventions to reduce nonuse as
recommendations.
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