Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Frequency and Predictors of Anxiety and Depression among Pregnant Women Attending  
Tertiary Healthcare Institutes of Quetta City, Pakistan  
 
Version: 0 Date: 29 Mar 2017  
 
Reviewer: Hannah Dahlen  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Thank you for the opportunity to review this paper. It explores and important area of women's  
 
 
My main concerns are the way table 3 is presented. It i s quite unusual to present it this way and 
you need to make clear the significance is associated with an increase in the association not a 
decrease. While you eventually can work out it is an increase it should be apparent or those not 
so familiar with the  area.  
 
 
Is there a table missing? It would be so much better if we could actually see the Logistic 
regression.  
 
 
Can you give us the birth rate of the four hospitals involved?  
 
 
Were any family members present when the woman was interviewed? Was the interv iew done in 
a private area?  
 
Page 12 line 51 surely you mean rural areas "lack several basic supplies of life including health 
services…."?  
 
 
There are quite a quite a few typos that need fixing. See  
 
 
Page 5 Line 13 and Line 35 Line 58  
 
Page 6 Line 40  
Page 9 Line 33 Line 38, Line 40, Line 49, Line 59  
Page 10 Line 57  
Page 11 Line 7, Line 26, Line 31, Line 45, Line 55  
Page 12  Line 9  
 
 
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 t o the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
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 manus cript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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