Title: PREVALENCE AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANTEPARTUM
DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENT WOMEN IN THE ASSIN NORTH DISTRICT OF
GHANA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Version: 0 Date: 17 Mar 2024
Reviewer's report:
I appreciate the chance to review the manuscript. The study's results will significantly advance
nursing and public health knowledge and raise hopes for the prevention of depression among
adolescent pregnant women as well as promoting their health throughout the prenatal period.
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Abstract
13 and 14             “five selected health facilities in five communities in the Assin   North    District
of Ghana”.  How were they selected? Which criteria did you   use in selecting them? How many
health facilities are in the Assin   North District. How many communities are in the Assin North
District?  Justify the selection of five.
23, 24, 27                                 Respondents instead of participants since it is quantitative study.
33                                                     Results instead of findings since it is quantitative study.
Introduction
56            Write the abbreviation in full for the first time. “Depression during           pregnancy
is not easily noticeable though its prevalence is high” the D         should be lower a case.
62       “Josefsson et al.,” Adhere to Vancouver intext citation. Proper use of            referencing
style adapted.
72 – 74        “In adolescents younger than 15 years, a study revealed that
approximately 10 million births occur among young girls between 10                                                    and
15 years every year in LMICs including Ghana”. Which study?                                                Needs
referencing.
75                             Needs referencing.
86, 87, 88         “Some societies put pressure on girls to marry and bear children,
especially because there is more value on motherhood and marriage”.                                                  Needs
referencing
99         “Okronipa et al”.  Adhere to Vancouver intext citation. Be consistent with                         the
referencing style adapted.
101, 102            “ Yet another study compared three [24] screening instruments for
postpartum depression”. I suggest it should be written as  “ Yet                                      another study
by [24] compared three screening instruments for                                      postpartum depression”.
Method
113, 114     Justify the selection of five health facilities. How many are they in the                         Assin
North District?
119, 120           “First, five health facilities were chosen at random from the 27
health centers in the district”. This cannot be representation of the                                       entire
population. Justify
131, 132     “All interviews were conducted in person at the selected health
facilities”. Did you used an interview guide or a questionnaire?
113, 118, 123,125, 128, 140, 158    Respondents instead of participants since it is quantitative
study. be   consistent with use of respondents and participants.
138, 139, 140                              Be consistent with the use of respondents.
144, 145                                          Summarized how COVID-19 protocol was adhered to.
How was data collected? This section was omitted.
Ethical consideration
155                         “Kwame University of Science and Technology, Ghana” Is that the
name of the University?  How was anonymity maintained throughout data collection?
Results
163, 164, 165, 166, 167             All participant should be changed to respondents.
163 Socio-demographic        Start with the total number of respondents,  and if all survey
questionnaires were completed or were not completed.
Discussion
195                                                       Results instead of findings.
210           “ Uthaipaisanwong and colleagues [23] recorded 46% while Jantasin et                           al.
[13] found a 43.9%” Adhere to Vancouver intext citation. Be                                          consistent
with the referencing style adapted.
212            “ Gold and her colleagues [4]” Adhere to Vancouver intext citation. Be
consistent with the referencing style adapted.
214, 215, 216, 217, 220, 222, 223   Adhere to Vancouver intext citation. Be consistent with the
referencing style adapted.
229                                                                 Is it cut-of or cut-off?
236, 237, 242, 246                            Refer to previous queries on intext citation.
Declarations             Ethics approval is repeated in this manuscript. One under methods and
the other under declaration. Delete one.
References          If Vancouver referencing system, then check the references at the   end
of the document. For example, Patton GC, et al. Global   patterns of mortality in young
people: a systematic analysis of   population health data. Lancet. 2009 Sep;374(9693):881–892.
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60741-8.