JerMa88/BMC_Womens_Health_Peer_Reviews huggingface dataset:
Title: Financial burden faced by breastfeeding mothers caring for children diagnosed with
cancer in Ghana; An exploratory qualitative study
Version: 2 Date: 13 Aug 2023
Reviewer:  Florence Dedey
Reviewer's report:
The title- Financial burden faced by mothers with breastfeeding children diagnosed with cancer
in Ghana; An exploratory qualitative study - is a little confusing as to whether it is the mothers
or the children that have been diagnosed with cancer. Some punctuation will help to clarify the
topic
There are several grammatical errors that should be corrected please
In the Introduction, mention is made of statistics relating to children under 19 and 15 worldwide.
Some specific information on childhood cancers in Ghana will be appreciated.
Also nothing is said about the breastfeeding children which this study specifically looked at
Can the reference to the insurance status of children with thyroid cancer on page4 & 5 be made
clearer please.
In the Methods section, it would be helpful to give an idea of the numbers of breastfeeding
children  being seen at the selected hospitals. Or at least the numbers of children seen in the 0-24
month age group as all the participants had children in that age group
Under Sampling and Data Collection,  subsequent interviews are mentioned but it was not clearly
described what these were for
For Ethical Consideration, it is said that approval was sought from the two hospitals but only
one reference number was quoted. Similarly in the Declaration, only the KBTH approval was
mentioned. Can it be clarified if approval was obtained from KATH?
For Results, Table 2 is a repetition of the 1st paragraph under Results. Only the write up or the
table and not both are needed
Under the Theme of High cost of cancer care, the cost of feeding for the mother is mentioned
as a subtheme. Why is that placed here as it is not directly a cost of cancer care
In the Discussion, the possibility of mothers losing their jobs is mentioned. It was also brought
up in the Introduction but not much is seen on that in the Results. That is a factor that could be
directly related to breastfeeding mothers. Generally not much is seen in the study that is specific
to breastfeeding mothers. Most of the factors discussed equally apply to children who are not
breastfeeding. Can the importance of this specific population of mothers with breast feeding
children be highlighted more in the study wite up?
For the Conclusion, it is recommended that Governments allocate annual budget and finances
to childhood cancers. This seems to have been picked form a reference by Fuentes- Alabi et al,
rather than a direct conclusion from the study
Title: Financial burden faced by breastfeeding mothers caring for children diagnosed with
cancer in Ghana; An exploratory qualitative study
Version: 4 Date: 12 Nov 2023
Reviewer:  Waliu Jawula Salisu
Reviewer's report:
I would like to suggest some final corrections to the text, as I have noticed some misleading
statements that could be clarified. On page 3, paragraph 2, under the introduction, and on page 6,
paragraph 1, the authors stated that "...and the two main hospitals with public paediatric units that
diagnose these cases are Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals",
and "...these two facilities are the two public tertiary referral hospitals in Ghana", respectively.
Perhaps the authors could rephrase or provide more information to clarify their statements and
make them more accurate.
The study aimed to investigate the financial challenges experienced by mothers of breastfeeding
children diagnosed with cancer in Ghana. It is important to note that the northern part of the
country should not be left out completely from the study since there are cancer services for
children available in those areas as well (1,2). And importantly, Korle-Bu and Komfo Anokye
Teaching Hospitals are not the only tertiary Hospitals in the country (3,4).
I understand that due to resource limitations and other challenges a study may be limited to
specific centres, but to exclude the other areas in your narratives seems misleading.
Additionally, the precise timeline of the study remains unclear, and it is recommended that the
authors include the exact dates or periods of data collection. This information is critical to ensure
that the study can be accurately replicated and that the data can be interpreted with precision.
As such, providing a clear and concise timeline would not only enhance the credibility of the
study but also contribute to the overall body of knowledge in the relevant field.
I sincerely congratulate the authors and wish them all success in their future collaborations.
References
1. Histopathological Review of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers in Northern Ghana -
PubMed. Available from: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36580654/
2. Nukpezah RN, Khoshnavay Fomani F, Hasanpour M, Nasrabadi AN. A qualitative study
of Ghanaian pediatric oncology nurses’ care practice challenges. Available from: https://
doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00538-x
3. Atosona A, Larbie C. Prevalence and Determinants of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Lower
Extremity Amputations in Three Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ghana. 2019; Available from:
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/7132861
4. Mohammed S, Id S, Afaya Id A, Wuni A, Ayanore MA, Salia E, et al. Knowledge, attitudes
and practices regarding neonatal jaundice among caregivers in a tertiary health facility in Ghana.
2021; Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251846
Title: Financial burden faced by breastfeeding mothers caring for children diagnosed with
cancer in Ghana; An exploratory qualitative study
Version: 5 Date: 05 Jan 2024
Reviewer:  Florence Dedey
Reviewer's report:
Although you changed 'diagnosed of cancer' to 'diagnosed with cancer' in the title, you still have
'diagnosed of cancer' in some portions of the text. Please change them all to 'diagnosed with
cancer'
Title: Female genital mutilation/cutting among girls aged 0-14: Evidence from the 2018 Mali
Demographic and Health Survey data
Version: 2 Date: 09 Aug 2023
Reviewer's report:
General comment:
This is a very good study. The design and presenting were done in a clear and logical manner.
Specific Comments:
Abstract:
..."among girls aged 0–14 in Mali." Please add unite of measure of age (months or years).
Analysis:
"Statistical significance of the association between each of the factors and FGM/C in girls was
measured using chi-square test of independence...". Chi-square test only gives magnitude of an
association/relationship without direction.
Why is the authors us use simple logistic regression at the univariable level which will give both
the magnitude and direction of the relation between the outcome variable in each of the factors.
Title: Women’s decision process when actively choosing to ‘go flat’ after breast cancer: a
constructivist grounded theory study
Version: 0 Date: 10 Jan 2024
Reviewer's report:
The paper addresses an interesting and understudied topic and is technically sound.
There is congruity between the research methodology, research question, objectives, data
collection and analysis methods. Interpretation of results are also congruent with Grounded
Theory methodology.
Ethical aspects have been safeguarded by the approval of the Swedish Ethical Review Authority.
Despite it relevance and quality, the manuscript can be revised to address any potential
limitations.
Title: Women’s decision process when actively choosing to ‘go flat’ after breast cancer: a
constructivist grounded theory study
Version: 2 Date: 05 Mar 2024
Reviewer's report:
The paper addresses an interesting and understudied topic and is technically sound.
There is congruity between the research methodology, research question, objectives, data
collection and analysis methods. Interpretation of results are also congruent with Grounded
Theory methodology.
Ethical aspects have been safeguarded by the approval of the Swedish Ethical Review
Authority.
It is a  relevant article with great  and quality,  that highlits the importance of the phenomenon
studied. The manuscript has been  revised to rectify  small details.
Title: The impact of varying levels of residual disease following cytoreductive surgery on
survival outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis
Version: 2 Date: 02 Dec 2023
Reviewer's report:
I read with great interest the manuscript, which falls within the aim of this Journal and offers
a high-quality overview of the topic.
Methodology is accurate and conclusions are supported by the data analysis. The tables
and figures are clear and interesting. The abstract perfectly summarizes the contents of the
manuscript. The discussions sufficiently answer the following questions: main findings of the
study, strengths and Limitations of the study, implications and comparison with literature and
future directions.
Although the manuscript can be considered already of high quality, I would suggest taking into
account the following minor recommendations:
- I suggest another round of language revision, to correct a few typos and improve readability.
- Inclusion/exclusion criteria should be better clarified by extending their description.
-Accumulating evidence suggests that the management of ovarian cancer should be personalized
taking into account the performance status of the patient, in particular in case of elderly women.
It would be interesting to discuss this point of paramount importance, referring to  PMID:
32036457 and PMID: 32779050.
Title: The impact of varying levels of residual disease following cytoreductive surgery on
survival outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis
Version: 2 Date: 08 Dec 2023
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript is interesting and important for readers, but there are many flaws in methodos
to solve.
Specific points:
a) Introduction: the rationale is not clear;
b) Methods: PROSPERO registration is missing;
c) Methods: The reason for the lenght of search is not clear;
d) Methods: The reason for choosing only certain coutries, such as United States, Europe (It is
not a country!!!), China and Japan is not clear. And Australia, Latin American, Canada and so
on?  Specify the European countries.
e) Methods: I recommend to check all itens of Prisma Statement.
f) Results: It is really confusing! The author mixed observational and prospective studies. This
fact may explain the I square to high (over 80%) in the Figures 3 and 4. I suggesting spliting the
observational study from prostective clinical trial.
g) Discussion: The clinical application needs to be improved.
h) Conclusion: it is too long.
g) Update: 2000 to 2023?
Title: WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH BREAST CANCER DURING DIAGNOSIS AND
THERAPY, WOLAITA, ETHIOPIA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Version: 3 Date: 02 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
I appreciate the authors' dedication and thoughtful responses to the reviewers' previous
comments and questions. You tried to adjust it adequately, and I am happy with your response.
However, your documents need extensive language washing. Moreover, the conclusion is overly
long and makes it difficult to understand; let you summarize it by emphasizing your key results.
I have nothing else to say, unless it is specifically mentioned.
Title: WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES WITH BREAST CANCER DURING DIAGNOSIS AND
THERAPY, WOLAITA, ETHIOPIA: A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Version: 3 Date: 09 Feb 2024
Reviewer:  Chinomso Ugochukwu Nwozichi
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for revising this manuscript. I think the quality of this manuscript has improved
significantly.  There are a few areas that need to be addressed to improve clarity and transparency
in this manuscript.
_ Something is unsettling about the title of your work. did you have to include the year in the
title?
- please include in the method section that you utilized the services of a professional translator.
- Provide a sample of the questions asked during the interviews.
- Where was the data collected? e.g.  home, clinic, workplace? Was anyone else present besides
the participants and researchers?
- in your rebuttal, you agreed to  "include information
about social support from family and friends, explore the correlation with social structure
dimensions in Ethiopia, and discuss patients' perspectives on family presence during the illness
period". This is still lacking under the theme that says care and support.   I am wondering if the
support received by patients were only from the healthcare professionals. There are plethora of
evidence that social support from families and friends are  important to cancer patients in Africa.
please clarify.  If you do not have any results relating to support from family and  relation, it
should be discussed in the discussion section.
Title: Male partners’ involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in Dale
district, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia, 2021
Version: 1 Date: 29 Jan 2023
Reviewer:  Richard Kalisa
Reviewer's report:
This paper is interesting, and adds to a growing body of knowledge of African men involvement
in birth preparedness and complication readiness. I assume that most of the fathers in this sample
are rural not urban, and a considerable number are able to read and write. This is okay, and tells
us something about where we are going.
I also feel that the introduction can be shortened a little and say more about the African
experience and norms of fathers.
The necessity of the study is in question. Still feel like the background does not provide for
a clear problem statement (could possibly be due to language). Together, I would suggest the
authors during their write up to consider using recent references especially those from countries
with similar maternal mortality rates to Ethiopia.
The introduction needs additional information especially on the policy context of BPCR. It
is important that the authors highlight regions or countries where male involvement is a key
maternal and neonatal interventions. This helps the reader understand contextual similarities and
differences in the adoption of BPCR and specifically male involvement. Moreover, there is a
need to highlight unique regional or contextual burden of poor maternal and neonatal outcomes
to justify why this study is important and how it will contribute to improving maternal and
neonatal health.
In the methods section, lines 122-125, the authors state: “A structured and standard questionnaire
was adapted from monitoring birth Preparedness and Complication readiness tools and
indicators manual formulated by Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in
Gynecology and Obstetrics [18]." The authors should indicate what adaptations or changes were
made to the BP/CR tool in the local context.
The author should describe how the bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were
performed. Which variables were included and why? What was the cut-off for inclusion of
variable in the multivariable regression? Was it backward or forward stepwise?
Importantly, the authors should avoid general statements and provide more specific examples
of public health and policy interventions that could be strengthened or implemented based on
evidence generated by the study. While discussing the findings, it is important to draw out the
similarities and differences of this study more clearly so that the reader can see how it adds to
the current evidence.
The study does not give clear implications in the conclusion or recommendations. If the study
provides similar findings as other studies, where is the problem? What is the explanation for
this? What should be done about this situation? What should be the next logical step to address
this issue?
The author should re-write the references as most are incomplete and as well consider the
journal’s recommended style.
Please provide a copy of the interview questionnaire used in this study as an additional file.
Title: Male partners’ involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan in Dale
district, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia, 2021
Version: 3 Date: 18 May 2023
Reviewer's report:
Dear author,
Thank you for addressing some of the comments (mainly editorial ) given on the previous
version. However, unfortunately, the major comments which were given on the earlier version
of the manuscript, particularly results section, have not been addressed. Therefore, please see
your result section in general again. Example, check how you have presented "the predictors" in
the conclusion section, that is instead of presenting the categories of the variables that showed
the significant association, you presented the "reference group" of the variables. And some of the
variables you mentioned in the conclusion section  (eg. home delivery ) even was not included in
the final multivariable model (Table 5). Therefore, the paper in general, and the results section
in particular, needs more work again! Please note that,  this time, I am not addressing the points
line-by-line as the previous once have not been fully addressed. So, you can still refer to the
line-by-line comments given on the earlier version of your manuscript to improve the paper.
Finally, let me say this, once again, from whom the data were collected or who were the study
population, as some included variables are misleading?
Title: Sexuality and self-concept of morbidly obese women who are sexually attracted to men
after bariatric surgery: a phenomenological study.
Version: 0 Date: 31 Jan 2024
Reviewer's report:
I would like to thank you for inviting me to review this manuscript. I read the article carefully.
While it is an interesting topic to review, some concerns lead me to recommend major revisions
for this manuscript.
Referring to sub-themes in the abstract can also help the reader to better understand the results
of the study.
the introduction section is more like a narrative review focusing on morbid obesity and does not
reveal the possible reasons for wanting bariatric surgery to deal with morbid obesity. Authors
should make more efforts to provide basic information about this issue and the importance of
obtaining the reasons for the desire of these patients to change their weight through such an
invasive treatment method.
In the methods section, the authors have mentioned twice the inclusion and exclusion criteria,
which need to be modified.
It is also unclear how your added research will dispel many of the misunderstandings
surrounding this difficult situation since the data was only described and you did not contribute
significantly to better manage these problems. Therefore, it is suggested that this section be
reconsidered in terms of essential items such as practical Implications.
The conclusion section is not acceptable in its current form. This section should be briefly
described the practical implications of the study, followed by recommendations for future
studies.
There are also minor concerns regarding English grammar, expression, and acronyms. So, I
strongly recommend that the paper be checked by a native English speaker or professional
English editing service before re-submission.
Title: Sexuality and self-concept of morbidly obese women who are sexually attracted to men
after bariatric surgery: a phenomenological study.
Version: 0 Date: 10 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
- Match the keywords with the mesh
- Clarify or equate heterosexual in the title.
- In the abstract, you have written a lot about the implementation of the study, it should be
expanded more.
- In the results section, it is better to bring the obtained themes
- It should be written in the discussion in the abstract of the application of the study
- - In the introduction, you must clearly write the reason for conducting this study
- In the introduction, you should make a comparison with similar studies and mention the
innovation of this study
- Entry and exit criteria should be written in the study method.
- Explain how to conduct interviews
- - In the discussion, first write the main goal, then mention similar studies
- For all variables of the results, the discussion should be applied and compared with similar
studies
- The strengths and weaknesses of the study should be written
- Write the limitations of this study
- Write applications and study suggestions
Title: Postoperative complications and unanticipated healthcare encounters following mini-
laparotomy vs. laparoscopic/Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: a comparative retrospective
study
Version: 0 Date: 28 Dec 2023
Reviewer:  Ahmed M. Maged
Reviewer's report:
Interesting study. some points need clarification.
Title
1. Clarify the population and the exact outcomes assessed
2. Add type of the study
Abstract
3. Add the exact numbers to all outcomes in results
Methods
4. add full details about inclusion and exclusion criteria
5. Clarify the decision of the approach  or protocol of the hospital
6. Trial registration details
7. Power calculation of the study
8. Add the details of Baden-Walker and PFDI-score
9.Regression analysis for variables with significant differences as Prior abdominal surgery
Discussion
10 . Add an explanation of your findings
Title: Postoperative complications and unanticipated healthcare encounters following mini-
laparotomy vs. laparoscopic/Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: a comparative retrospective
study
Version: 0 Date: 12 Jan 2024
Reviewer's report:
In this study, the authors aimed to compare postoperative complications and unanticipated
healthcare problems among a mini-laparotomy approach and laparoscopic approaches in patients
undergoing sacrocolpopexy (SCP). The main finding was that postoperative complications and
unexpected problems were similar between these techniques.
Comments;
• Abstract:
Grammar errors should be re-checked and corrected.
Actual results of the variables should be described only for significant variables. Other numerical
results are unnecessary for the abstract section.
Keywords should be added from MeSH (Medical Subject Headings).
• Introduction:
Language and grammar errors should be improved.
The first and second paragraphs should be combined and shortened.
What is the basic lack of literature? As mentioned by the authors, there are some studies
evaluating the impact of laparotomy and laparoscopy approaches in patients undergoing SCP
and have reported similar surgical outcomes.
• Methods:
Language and grammar should be re-checked and corrected.
Due to the study's retrospective nature, 'divide' is inappropriate. You should use 'form' instead
of 'divide' to describe groups.
The symptom-evaluating questionnaire and the scoring system should be described in detail with
references. How did you decide on these systems?
The mesh implant figure or picture should be added to show the primary material.
The statistical analysis part could be better. Describe normality tests including visual
(histograms, probability plots) and analytical methods (Kolmogorov-Smirnov test). Parametric
and non-parametric tests should be used after analyzing data, whether normally distributed or
not.
• Results:
Table 1: The number of patients should not be added for continuous variables. It is shown only
for categorical variables and percentages.
• Discussion:
Language and grammar should be re-checked and improved.
Although this is an intriguing study because of comparing these techniques about SCP, there
are some published studies on this subject. So, what was new in this study? The authors should
comment on the main differences of this study according to the literature gap.
As mentioned by the authors, BMI is the primary key in choosing a surgical approach for these
patients. Besides, surgical success outcome is an essential lack for this study.
Title: Postoperative complications and unanticipated healthcare encounters following mini-
laparotomy vs. laparoscopic/Robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy: a comparative retrospective
study
Version: 0 Date: 12 Jan 2024
Reviewer's report:
It seems that the result of the study was a predictable.
In fact, innovation is not observed in the results of the study.
The distribution of samples in the two groups is significantly different.
In fact, in the conclusion of the study, the authors want to say that the better method was to use
a robot, which practically achieved this result according to the number of robotic surgeries.