Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Women's Experiences of Rectovaginal Fistula: An Ethno - Religious Experience  
 
Version: 0 Date: 01 Nov 2019  
 
Version: 0 Date: 25 Dec 2019  
 
Reviewer: Ana Katherine Goncalves  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear Sir/Madam/Professor  
 
Editorial Office  
 
Despite, "Women's Experiences of Rectovaginal Fistula" to be an important subject for 
vulnerable women in undeveloped countries.  I am not sure that this manuscr ipt is suitable for a 
Women's Health journal  
 
Phenomenology studies human experience to discover underlying aspects of this experience. 
Phenomenology focuses on life situations and sees meaning in routine human behavior.  
 
The phenomenology emphasis is on peo ple's subjective experiences and interpretations, the 
'lived experience' of the phenomenon.  
 
As well as a reflective research approach, phenomenology is also an influential and involved 
philosophic tradition.  In my opinion, this manuscript must be transferred to another publication 
(human or psychological sciences).  
 
Best Wishes  
 
 
Ana Katherine Gonçalves  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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No 
 
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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