Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Is economic dependence on the husband a risk factor for intimate partner violence against  
female factory workers in Nepal?  
 
Version: 1 Date: 20 M ar 2017  
 
Reviewer: Manjula O'Connor  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Abstract - Conclusions in the abstract are different to the conc lusions in the text  
 
 
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Line  24 -Please  cite reference and identify which  characteristics of males   you are referring to  
 
Line 34 -It may be useful to cite the global range of prevalence here rather than later in the 
paragraph  
 
Line 44 - Alcohol is o ne of the associated factors, not the sole cause of murders ( Ref 4 - WHO 
Fact Sheet 2006).  
 
No evidence in the above paper that 'murder rate of women is rising'. Or do you mean to say that 
'Alcohol is associated with increased murder rate of women'. There  is evidence to support the 
latter statement  
 
Line 56 - Please cite reference to support your statement  
      
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Line 14 - please cite page number for ref 6  
 
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 Line 17 -identify the 'type of study'  
 
Line 41 - Page number please  
 
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Lines 7 and 9 - Is that Nepalese Rupees annually?  
 
Line 24 - Four quarters equals 100% -do you mean 75% or 100%  
Line 24 - Women were selected from 4 factories -were they paid workers, if so can you clarify 
how they were economically dependent.     
 
Line 48  - is it 'economically depend' or  economically dependent  
 
 Line 51 - is it "having" or have  
 
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Line 43 - Women were selected from 4 factories - what happened to their income, why were they 
economically dependent  
 
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Line 24 - please comm ent on   differences in your study and the majority of   literature that 
records higher prevalence in younger women  
 
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Line 29 - please also mention cultural factors that limit women's choices    to leave violent 
marriage  
 
Line 46 - Was knowledge about  IPV "one of the protective factors" or  the main factor   
 
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Line 31 -   Can you make some hypothesis why your study is showing older women   more at risk      
  
Line 37 - "No conclusion regarding casual relationship" - that should be causal  
 
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Line 14 -  Please  match the conclusions to your  abstract  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 st atistics 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 recommend additional statistical review  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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