Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Refugee women ’s experience of the resettlement process: a qualitative study  
 
Version: 1 Date: 22 Sep 2019  
 
Reviewer: Jodie Avery  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Methods:  
 
p4 line 6 - what is an "Introduction plan"? - needs and explanation.  This is touched upon in line 
12 but I think this should be introduced in the introduction as it is not really part of the methods.  
 
p4 line 7 - spelling "through", and what are the COREQ guidelines for?  
 
p4 line 15 - I don't think recruiting for a study is t he primary role of the civic and health  
communicators - this should be reworded, such that they are assisting recruiting for the study.  
This whole paragraphs suggests that being part of the study is a requirement of the "Introduction 
plan", which shouldn 't be the case - especially if it is a voluntary study.  This first paragraph 
should be rewritten.  
 
p5 line 7 - should be "arriving in and living in Sweden"  
 
p5 line 10 - I'm still not clear how the interviews were undertaken.  I know they were conducted 
in Swedish but how was the translation actually done - its says through phone - but this is not 
really clear.  Please rewrite to make clearer.  
 
p5 line 16 - should be "on average"  
 
I still think that the writing does not flow and there are many careless error s, spelling and 
punctuation mistakes and misuse of English grammar.  The paper really needs to be read and 
corrected by a native proficient English speaker. I have addressed some of these but as a 
reviewer it is not really my responsibility.  
 
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 supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manuscript or would y ou recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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