Title: Insufficient Knowledge of Human Papilloma Virus among Reproductive-Aged Women
from Arak, Iran
Version: 4 Date: 23 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
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 sufficient 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?
No - there are issues with the statistics in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
No - there are major issues
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Maybe - with major revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors have responded to my concerns, however, the
manuscript is not yet acceptable.
There are numerous grammatical errors in the text. The manuscript must be proofread by a native
English speaker.
The first paragraph of the Introduction should focus on the burden (both physical and
psychological) of STIs.
I still consider that the data analysis is insufficient and limited in its current form. And based
on the presented results the authors are unable to draw meaningful conclusions. It is unfortunate
that the authors cannot rerun the analyses, but the current analysis is simply not sufficient.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
The authors have responded to my concerns, however, the manuscript is not yet acceptable.
There are numerous grammatical errors in the text. The manuscript must be proofread by a native
English speaker.
The first paragraph of the Introduction should focus on the burden (both physical and
psychological) of STIs.
I still consider that the data analysis is insufficient and limited in its current form. And based
on the presented results the authors are unable to draw meaningful conclusions. I still consider
that regression models should be in place.  It is unfortunate that the authors cannot rerun the
analyses, but the current analysis is simply not sufficient.
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
The authors have responded to my concerns, however, the manuscript is not yet acceptable.
There are numerous grammatical errors in the text. The manuscript must be proofread by a native
English speaker.
The first paragraph of the Introduction should focus on the burden (both physical and
psychological) of STIs.
I still consider that the data analysis is insufficient and limited in its current form. And based
on the presented results the authors are unable to draw meaningful conclusions. It is unfortunate
that the authors cannot rerun the analyses, but the current analysis is simply not sufficient.