Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Intimate Partner Violence among HIV Positive Women in Care  - Results from a National  
Survey, Uganda 2016  
 
Version: 0 Date: 11 May 2019  
 
Reviewer: Magdy R. Ahmed  
 
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An interesting topic, however some drawbacks  
 
INTRODUCTION  
1- Intimate partner violence , to be mentioned  and discussed at the beginning of the text 
with detailed prevalence in some African counties  
2- The aim not clear , clarify please  
3- It is too long , concise please  
 
METHODS  
1- Ethical approval data are missing ( number, code  and date )??  
2- Questionnaire which used are they reliable and valid ??  
3- Sample size calculation on what basis ?  
4- Statistical analysis , too long . Menti on only test which were used  
5- Inclusion / exclusion criteria to be added  
Results  
1- Table 3 , missing explanation  
 
Discussion  
1- More comparison with other studies were needed  
2- Conclusion , It is too long , concise please  
 
Some linguistic and gra mmar  mistakes ; reconsider please ??  
 
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No 
 
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Yes 
 
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Quality of written English  
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
 
 
 
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