Reviewer’ s report
Title: Acceptability of HPV screening among HIV-infected women attending an HIV-dedicated
clinic in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Version: 1Date: 22 May 2020
Reviewer's report:
This manuscript aims to assess pre-intervention acceptability of HPV screening among HIV-
infected women in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. I appreciated the overall quality of the study, themethodology is adequate and the conclusions appear well supported by the reported data.
However, some points should be further investigated by the Authors, as reported below:1)Style and syntax require editing/correction throughout the manuscript.
2)What are the actual clinical implications of this study? it is important to report the resultsobtained by the authors in the context of clinical practice and to adequately highlight whatcontribution this study adds to the literature already existing on the topic and to future studyperspectives.3)It would be interesting to discuss how the early diagnosis of HPV infection and/or cervicalcancer through novel methods may significantly affect sexuality and sexual health. You may referto: PMID: 32426213; PMID: 28918603.
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 assessAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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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.
Not relevant to this manuscript
Quality of written English
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:
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