Reviewer’ s report
Title: Intimate Partner Violence and Nutritional Status among Nepalese Women: An Investigation
of Associations
Version: 1Date: 10 Sep 2019
Reviewer: Endalkachew Mekonnen Assefa
Reviewer's report:
1. There are some spelling and grammar errors...correct2. Table 1..most percentages aren't
100%...any reason3. Table 1.."Ever experienced intimate partner violence " and Nutritional statusdidn't have 'N' values please insert numbers.4.Three indicators of women's nutritional status ...outcome variables:underweight , overweight/obesity and anemia (hemoglobin level of less than 11grams per deciliter) may not show current nutritional status instead may show chronic nutritionalstatus. You better defined or do something what does mean 'current nutritional status'.5.conclusionThe experience of IPV is not associated with current nutritional status among marriedwomen in Nepal. .......... the cause of this relationship, as well as reporting of IPV and whatrelationships do or do not exist between IPV experience and nutrition. Here, there are contradictdescriptions you said no relationship but recommended to study the relationship The other is: youselect 'ever married women' but concluded ......among married women. Needs correction.
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