Reviewer’s report
Title: Prevalence of intimate partner violence against Women and associated factors in Ethiopia
Version: 3 Date: 24 Oct 2019
Reviewer: Reviewer 3
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS: 
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several testable
research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for the
objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to allow
confidence in the results?
No - there are minor issues
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Not sure - I am not able to assess the statistics in this study
INTERPRETATION  -  Is  the  current  interpretation/discussion  of  the  results  reasonable  and  not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently for
you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further revisions be
made to make the work technically sound?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS: 
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors have engaged on the whole with the reviewers comments. I
have not been able to check if the manuscript is written in the authors own words. 
REQUESTED REVISIONS: 
In some places the use of grammar is not quite right, for example, p.11, line 47, change divorced
woman to 'divorced women are...' p.11, lines 52/53..change "consistent result is observed research
conducted in"...to " similar results have been found in research conducted in....For example,...
My main concern is that the authors have not really responded to the reviewers' request to think more
about the limitations and strengths of the study. This section needs to be longer and currently appears
after listing inclusion and exclusion criteria rather than as part of the discussion, which would be
normal.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS: 
Please see my previous comments regarding language and section on limitations.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
No
Does the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
No
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 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 manuscript:
Needs some language corrections before being published
Declaration of competing interests
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