Reviewer’ s report
Title: Self-reported breast and cervical cancer screening practices among women in Ghana:
predictive factors and reproductive health policy implications from the WHO study on globalAGEing and adult health
Version: 0Date: 15 May 2020
Reviewer's report:
Overall, this study looks to have important information on breast and cervical cancer screening in
Ghana. HOWEVER, due to the many issues with spelling and grammar, I find it difficult to give areview of the science behind the study. At this time, I can not recommend it for publication at thistime due to those issues. Further, the way the results were reported is inconsistent, which alsoneeds to be corrected (see notes below).
This manuscript has many spelling and grammar issues. Specifically:
p3, line 27, mammography is spelled wrong; line 56 increasingly is spelled wrong;p4, lines 5-7 this sentence doesn't make sense ("high" seems out of place or incomplete);p5, line 9 publicly is spelled wrong, line 26 "data" is repetitive;p8, line 21 has an extra period; next sentence - determining associations between what variables.These and all other grammar/spelling issues need to be corrected before publication.
Additionally, on page 9, what do the a, b, c superscripts in Table 2 refer to?Table 3: the binary logistic regression column headings say these are crude odds ratios, but as
reported in the text they're adjusted odds ratios - which is correct? Also, p-value (a) should not be
capitalized and (b) does not need included in the column headings.
In methods, results, and discussion: "performed mammography" and "performed pelvic exam"
read as if the person surveyed had done the exam herself. Perhaps "had a mammogram" or "had apelvic exam" would be better?
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.
YesDoes the work include the necessary controls?
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.
Unable to assess
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.
YesAre 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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