Reviewer’ s report
Title: Factors affecting self-rated health of immigrant women married to native men and raising
children in South Korea: A cross-sectional study
Version: 1Date: 12 May 2020
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses a testable research
question(s) (brief or other article types: is there a clear objective)?No - there are major issues
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 technical rigor to allow
confidence in the results?Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
No - there are minor issues
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Is the current version of this work technically sound?
If not, can revisions be made to make the work technically sound?Maybe - with major revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:GENERAL COMMENTS:
Overall impression: The study concerns and interesting topic and draws data from acomprehensive and valid source. I would like to have seen a bit more information about theproblem under scrutiny in the intro, and a clearer research question. What exactly are the authorsinterested in and why and to what practical end? The paper also needs to be proofed for language/grammar.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
There needs to be a clearer objective. Why is this topic of interest, why do we need to know about
self-reported health of immigrant women married to native men? How can this research contribute
on a practical level? I'm sure this topic is relevant, but I miss a clear argument for why it's relevant,
how widespread the problem is, the broader repercussions of the problem, and how the resultsfrom this study can be used practically. These issues are mainly to do with the introduction and thediscussion sections.ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:Not much beyond what I've already noted.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
Yes
Does the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
YesAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
NoAre 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 furtherassessment 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:
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