Reviewer’ s report
Title: Reasons for Delay in Seeking Treatment among Women with Obstetric Fistula in Tanzania:
A qualitative study
Version: 0Date: 09 Mar 2019
Reviewer: Lúcia Alves Silva Lara
Reviewer's report:
Reasons for Delay in Seeking Treatment among Women with Obstetric Fistula in Tanzania: An
Exploratory Cross Sectional Design aimed to explore reasons why women with obstetric fistulaadmitted to Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) hospitaldelayed seeking fistula treatment. This subject is relevant and demands attention from healthcommunity. However, there are problems with this manuscript that must be resolved beforepublication. The main problem of this manuscript is related to the methodology that is poorlydetailed in several aspects (in terms of procedures to create the guide for the interview; validationof the constructs, the place where this interview was conduct, etc). There was no reference tosupport the methodology nor to the analysis of data.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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NoDoes the work include the necessary controls?
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NoAre the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?
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Not relevant to this manuscriptQuality of written English
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Needs some language corrections before being published
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