Title: Identification of Causes and Consequences of Kolberi among Iranian Kurdish Women:
A Grounded Theory Study
Version: 3 Date: 05 Aug 2023
Reviewer's report:
Dear authors,
Following is my new recommendations;
“from April 2022 to December 2022 “. You should write 2022 once. The correct form is from
April to December 2022.
Previously, You declared “Data were analyzed using the Strauss and Corbin method”.  I
mentioned it is incomplete.
your response was : "This study used a grounded theory approach, and the data were analyzed
using the Strauss and Corbin's method in 1998. The Strauss and Corbin's method is a type of
method used to analyze data in grounded theory studies, and it has no other name. You can refer
to various articles on grounded theory that have been conducted with this approach."
New comment:
Dear, anyone who is familiar with qualitative research knows what Corbin and Strauss theory
is. It is better to describe it in one or two sentences and explain details like constant comparative
analysis and how to code in this method, …. namely open coding, axial coding, and selective
coding….
You mentioned that each interview lasted for an average of 30-90 minutes. 30 to 90 is not an
average. You should report a number as an average or write between 30 to 90 minutes.
Response: It was changed to this: Each interview lasted for an average between 30 to 90 minutes
New comment:
Your correction is not acceptable.  As I mentioned before, when you write “an average”, you
should declare an exact number like 30. But, if you want to write between 30 to 90 minutes,
you should omit “an average”.
In a qualitative-studies with grounded theory approach, we start with few prepared questions,
but probing questions followed in line with the process of theoretical sampling method and the
interview. How you provide 12 fixed questions? In fact, you limited answers and did not allow
them to express their experience.
Response:  "We  agree  with  you.  However, these questions  were only a limited part  of
the questions asked of the participants. The participants were completely free to express their
experiences, and other questions were asked to gain a better understanding of their experiences."
New comment:
Of course, in the qualitative studies, participants are free to say whatever they want. But, you
didn't consider that in the grounded theory the interview should be unstructured and you can't ask
12 fixed questions at the beginning (as you mentioned in table 1). Just some limited questions
as probing ones are necessary, but not 12 fixed ones. In my opinion, your study is just a content
analysis.
You should mention Strauss and Corbin’s approach. What was their approach?
Response: This study used a grounded theory approach, and the data were analyzed using the
Strauss and Corbin's method in 1998. The Strauss and Corbin's method is a type of method used
to analyze data in grounded theory studies, and it has no other name. You can refer to various
articles on grounded theory that have been conducted with this approach
New comment:
Refer to the following article:  Three Decades of Healthcare System Reform in Iran from the
Perspective of Universal Health Coverage: A Macro-Qualitative Study”.
Tables  are still with vertical lines.