Reviewer’s report
Title: 
Predictors of postpartum family planning in Rwanda: The influence of
male involvement and healthcare experience
Version: 
0 
Date: 
20 May 2020
Reviewer: 
Hamdia Ahmed
Reviewer's report:
The present study focused on finding associated factors with postpartum family
planing update. Although this study have some very important messages for
health policy makers and stockholders but in my opinion the researchers not
followed the scientific style in writing research paper. As it has many deficiency
as following:
1- Title is not matching with the objectives and results and conclusions.
2- Abstract is the same as plain English summary and have very few information
specially in methods. 
3- Introduction include unrelated information or out of the focus of the study.
4- Methods have many deficiency in writing main parts of the methodology like
design of the study, data collection approach, sampling, inclusion and exclusion
criteria and so on. 
5- In results, title of the tables (2 and 3) are not matched with content and it is
not clear the P=value is related to which tests and association was taken with
which variables and are not according objectives of the study. 
6- Discussion has to be written according the objectives and results of the study.
many other things are implied but they are not aim of the study.
Generally this paper has to be written in scientific way. 
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.
Unable to assess
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
No
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 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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