Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: "If I have only two children and they die … who will ta ke care of me?" - a qualitative 
study  exploring knowledge, attitudes and practice about f amily planning among Mozambican 
female  and male adults  
 
Version: 0 Date: 05 Dec 2016  
 
Reviewer: Yolandie Kriel  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
I would have liked to see a bit more about the author to understand the bias that she/the y might 
have added to the analyses of the data.  
 
 
 
Consistency in presenting the results  
 
The use of single case examples to show themes is a creative way to present the findings. 
However, I would recommend keeping the presentation of results consistent thro ughout the 
manuscript.   
 
 
 
Results & Discussion  
 
It can be challenging in qualitative research to separate out the discussion from the results. I 
would recommend that this is also kept consistent it the manuscript. There is much discussion in 
the results section, making it difficult to separate out resul ts from discussion and interpretation of 
results. If there is a separation between the two sections, like in this manuscript, then the 
discussion should be clearly separated from the results. I would recommend a clearer separation 
between the discussion an d result section to clarify out what are result driven themes are what 
are the interpretations of the researcher.  
 
 
 
Theory  
 
It is claimed the phenomenology is used, but I did not see this clearly. I did, however, get the 
impression that social constructioni st theory could be more suited to the argument.  
 
 
 
 
 
Conclusions from the results.  
 
In my opinion, the argument is interesting but is not very clearly supported by the results - 
possibly due to the lengthy discussions in the results section. Overall I found it interesting to read 
about would have liked to see more in -depth exploration about the value of children and the role 
this value plays in contraceptive use as the title suggests.  
 
 
 
 
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.  
 
Yes 
 
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 o r 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.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written Englis h 
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being pu blished  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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