JerMa88/BMC_Womens_Health_Peer_Reviews huggingface dataset:
Title: The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older
female osteoporosis
Version: 1 Date: 12 Feb 2023
Reviewer:  Manal Nasih Ahmed Hamdan
Reviewer's report:
Thanks a lot for asking me to review this article  it was very interesting work.
Before publication, this beautiful work needs few language and grammar corrections .
The introduction is very long, and a lot
of paragraphs written  twice in different  manner has the same meaning .
Please don't  write the same ward frequently in the same paragraph.
Discussion
Is to discuss the work  and copmair it with other people work
Not a different study
You can add these informations in the introduction
Title: The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older
female osteoporosis
Version: 1 Date: 22 Feb 2023
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses a testable research
question(s) (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 technical rigor to allow
confidence in the results?
No - there are major issues
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?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Is the current version of this work technically
sound? If not, can revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Maybe - with major revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The objective of this study was to determine the preventive roles
of self-care behaviors and health literacy in elderly women with osteoporosis.  In this research
conducted on 250 postmenopausal women consisting of 125 osteoporotic and 125 healthy
people aged 60-70, the authors noted that self-care in elderly women is particularly important
in reducing the risk of osteoporosis. They concluded that empowering women in the field of
health literacy is an important factor in improving self-care behaviors and ultimately the health
of these people.
This study has some strengths including a substantial number of subjects, the translation of
the questionnaire using appropriate tools, and last but not least, the inclusion of a real healthy
population (at least from a bone health point of view).
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
Some limitations are present and the following points must be taken into account to improve
the quality of the manuscript:
1. The major issue is the absence of some adjustments for potential confounding variables
in the statistical analysis. All potential confounding variables must be taken into account in
multivariate analyses.
2. More clinical or demographic variables must be provided, i.e.. body mass index, number of
co-morbidities, number of drugs intake, etc.
3. These new variables must be taken into account in the statistical analysis, at last as potential
confounding variables.
4. More explanation must be provided regarding the sample size calculation and how all the data
are referred to and how they were found.
5. Some more discussion regarding strengths but also other limitations of the study must be
provided.
6. The STROBE Statement (i.e., a checklist of items that should be included in reports of cross-
sectional studies) must be fully followed and this information must be provided in the text.
7. At last, please note that the term “elderly” is not appropriate.  Please use “older population”
or a similar term."
Title: The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older
female osteoporosis
Version: 2 Date: 07 Apr 2023
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?
No - there are minor issues
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
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?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: I still have some remarks:
1. Explanations about the calculation of the sample size are still not clear. Where does the data
come from (i.e. mean1=27.4, mean2=26.0, standard deviation sd1=4.0, sd2=4.5)? The statistical
power should be calculated according to your objective and your main outcome.
2. Moreover, the formula is not clear since we don't know what the symbols correspond to.
3. Please state in the manuscript that you have followed the STROBE statement.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
I still have some remarks:
1. Explanations about the calculation of the sample size are still not clear. Where does the data
come from (i.e. mean1=27.4, mean2=26.0, standard deviation sd1=4.0, sd2=4.5)? The statistical
power should be calculated according to your objective and your main outcome.
2. Moreover, the formula is not clear since we don't know what the symbols correspond to.
3. Please state in the manuscript that you have followed the STROBE statement."
Title: The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older
female osteoporosis
Version: 2 Date: 08 Apr 2023
Reviewer's report:
Dear colleagues
Thank you very much for re diverting this article again to me for peer reviewing. I remember
very well that I have supported this article and the results obtained by the author.
Indeed, The reply of the author is a reflection of strong and firm agreement between my point of
view an and his. Accordingly, nothing has been left except giving approval to publish this article.
For reminding you my colleagues, I have skipped at the first time the spelling end grammatical
error to my colleagues which I have found that the author did a lot to correct them, indeed.
Thank you very much
Sincerely Yours
Title: The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older
female osteoporosis
Version: 7 Date: 19 May 2023
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?
No - there are minor issues
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?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
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?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: I have carefully reviewed the revised version of your manuscript.
Unfortunately, I must express my dissatisfaction with the explanations provided in response
to my previous review comments. Several crucial issues remain unresolved, hindering the
manuscript's readiness for publication.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
I have carefully reviewed your manuscript and I appreciate the effort you have put into your
revised research. However, I have several concerns that need to be addressed before the
manuscript can be considered for publication.
1. Inadequate Explanation of Statistical Power Calculation: In response to my previous query
regarding the statistical power calculation, your explanation did not sufficiently address the
issue. Utilizing a nutritional score for this calculation when your study focuses on health literacy
further raises concerns about the validity of your analysis. However, I noticed that you employed
a nutritional score as a measure, which seems incongruous and misleading. Health literacy and
nutritional scoring are distinct concepts, and it is crucial to align your measure with the research
objective. Please provide a comprehensive explanation of the statistical power calculation
methodology, how the parameters were determined. Additionally, justify your chosen sample
size based on the power analysis and ensure its appropriateness for detecting meaningful effects
related to health literacy.
2. You reference formulae and acronyms such as "S" and "Z" without providing a clear and
comprehensive explanation. This omission makes it challenging for readers to understand the
calculations and their significance within the context of your study. I urge you to provide a
detailed description of the formula used, clearly defining each variable and its role in the analysis.
Title: The self-care behaviors and health literacy can play important preventive roles in older
female osteoporosis
Version: 9 Date: 04 Jul 2023
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?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
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?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: I express my agreement with the authors' point-by-point responses
to my previous comments and their efforts in revising the manuscript.
Adequate Response to Concerns: The authors have responded adequately to the questions
and concerns I raised in my previous comments. They have provided clear explanations and
addressed most of the issues raised. I appreciate their efforts in addressing the concerns and
providing satisfactory responses.
Incorporation of Changes: The authors have made changes to reflect their responses in the
manuscript. They have incorporated revisions in various sections of the manuscript, improving
its coherence and addressing the points of concern. While there is room for further improvement,
the changes made demonstrate the authors' willingness to enhance the manuscript.
Overall Impression: Based on the revised manuscript, I find that it has improved to a satisfactory
level. Although it may not be the best manuscript I have come across, the authors have made
commendable efforts to address the concerns and improve the quality of their work. The
revisions have enhanced the manuscript's readability and scientific validity, making it suitable
for publication.
Title: Exploring the experiences of people with urogynaecology conditions in the UK: a
reflexive thematic analysis and conceptual model
Version: 2 Date: 11 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
In my opinion, the analyzed topic is interesting enough to attract the readers’ attention.I think
that the abstract of this article is very clear and well structured.
In my opinion, the discussion could be studied in depth and extended. Maybe, it could be useful
the evaluation of the state of the art of urogynecological conditions in order to highlight the
importance of this situation. In particular, I suggest these articles to get deeper in the topic:
PMID: 33103408 and PMID: 32744453. Because of these reasons, the article should be revised
and completed. Considered all these points, I think it could be of interest for the readers and, in
my opinion, it deserves the priority to be published after minor revisions.
Title: Exploring the experiences of people with urogynaecology conditions in the UK: a
reflexive thematic analysis and conceptual model
Version: 2 Date: 12 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
The authors conducted a very interesting study about the emotional aspects, thoughts, and
experiences of women with different urogynaecological conditions, namely: urinary tract
infections, pelvic organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence. I found the paper important and
informative. It explains straightforwardly how patients feel and think. I admire the efforts made
by the authors to conduct and report such a study. I would like to suggest some minor revisions:
1) At the beginning of the background, the authors cited 7 references for two and a half lines. This
is inappropriate and very general. I would suggest extending this part by being more specific
about the feelings and underlying emotional experience. I.e., mention specifically the emotions
accompanying each illness and cite the corresponding study.
2) I would suggest citing a recent paper that highlighted the issues related to mesh-based pelvic
organ prolapse repair surgeries and suggested a meshless approach to promoting native tissue
repair surgeries. Such approaches carry similar outcomes but provide a safer alternative to mesh-
based surgeries.
www.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1222950
3) I could not quite understand the term “ Relentless” in the heading of the first paragraph of the
results, and I could not relate it to the content. I would suggest explaining a little bit more in the
methodology what you intended to transmit to the readers through this term, or maybe choosing
a clearer one. This problem could be because I am not a native English speaker and the term
fits well, but also consider that the paper will be available to all readers and the problems exists
worldwide, therefore, the content should be clear to everyone from all backgrounds.
Otherwise, the paper would be suitable for publication.
Title: Exploring the experiences of people with urogynaecology conditions in the UK: a
reflexive thematic analysis and conceptual model
Version: 3 Date: 07 Aug 2023
Reviewer:  Giuseppe Gullo
Reviewer's report:
Dear authors,
I read with great interest the manuscript, which falls within the aim of this Journal. In my honest
opinion, the topic is interesting enough to attract the readers’ attention. Nevertheless, authors
should clarify some points and improve the discussion, as suggested below. Authors should
consider the following recommendations:
In my opinion you have to improve the paper refering to the updated literature about the QoL in
these special category of pts refering also to the updated surgical therapy as NMS.
I suggest you to read and cite these articles:
Urinary incontinence and quality of life in high-performance swimmers: An observational study
Sacral neuromodulation for refractory lower urinary tract dysfunctions: a single-center
retrospective cohort study
Title: Prevalence and factors associated with early childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence
from demographic and health surveys of 31 countries
Version: 2 Date: 06 Jul 2023
Reviewer:  Monica Magadi
Reviewer's report:
This is no doubt an important paper with great potential of making an important contribution
to advance understanding of prevalence and determinants of early childbearing in sub-Saharan
Africa. However, the conclusions are limited by two main points outlined below.
First, the rationale behind use of use sample of women aged 20-29 remains problematic, despite
efforts already made by authors to address this. Although it is understandable that this group
is no longer at risk of early childbearing, the denominator underrepresents those who start
childbearing late in their 30s or 40s, especially having changed the focus from ‘young women’
to ‘women’ overall, and age at first birth is observed to range from 10-48 years for all women
of reproductive age included in the DHS. It is important to recognize that underrepresentation
of those who start childbearing late in the denominator will lead to overestimation of early
childbearing prevalence among all women. This limits comparisons of prevalence rate obtained
here with those observed in previous research of ‘young women’ or ‘women’ in general.
The second issue relates to weighting of pooled data to account for country variations.  How
was weighting of pooled data undertaken to cater for different sampling fractions used by
DHS in different countries, especially for bivariate associations in Table 2?  The methods
section states that ‘ The "svy" command was used to account for the Demographic and Health
Survey's sampling weights and clustering effects‘, without providing any further details on how
this would have addressed variations in sampling fractions in different countries.  Also, given
expected variations across countries, it is unclear how the country effects were accounted for in
Table 3 - as fixed or random effects?
Also, minor editorials need attention. For instance
Line 166, replace ‘Fuether, …’ with ‘Further,…’
Line 307,308 ‘The highest prevalence of early childbearing was also found among women who
had their first sexual debut or …’ – did you mean ‘… had their first sexual debut early or…’
Title: Roles of increased NUCKS1 expression in Endometriosis
Version: 3 Date: 13 Jan 2023
Reviewer's report:
Dear authors,
I read with great interest the manuscript, which falls within the aim of this Journal. In my honest
opinion, the topic is interesting enough to attract the readers’ attention. Nevertheless, authors
should clarify some points and improve the discussion, as suggested below. Authors should
consider the following recommendations:
In my opinion you have to improve the paper refering in the text how endometriosis determine a
poor oocytes quality that can be improve with inositols supplementation due multiple inositols
role from ovulation induction to menopausal disorders treatment especially in pts that are doing
an IVF TREATMENT IN INFERTILE PATHWAY and especially in pts that have tried all
the known tecnique in literature as  Injection of embryo culture supernatant to the endometrial
cavity,USUALLYin 50% cases BY male factor.
Its also important to refer how is important to have in this couple a gender tailored approach and
pay attention to the psychological implication.
I suggest you to read and cite these articles:
Injection of embryo culture supernatant to the endometrial cavity does not affect outcomes in
IVF/ICSI or oocyte donation cycles: A randomized clinical trial
Cryptic sperm defects may be the cause for total fertilization failure in oocyte donor cycles
Translational animal models for endometriosis research: a long and windy road.
Impact of lifestyle and diet on endometriosis: a fresh look to a busy corner.
Myo-inositol: from induction of ovulation to menopausal disorder management
Myo-inositol and melatonin in the menopausal transition
D-chiro-inositol induces ovulation in non-polycystic ovary syndrome (Pcos), non-insulin-
resistant young women, likely by modulating aromatase expression: A report of 2 cases
Myoinositol plus #-lactalbumin supplementation, insulin resistance and birth outcomes in
women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized, controlled study
Psychological variables in medically assisted reproduction: a systematic review
Title: Roles of increased NUCKS1 expression in Endometriosis
Version: 3 Date: 10 Feb 2023
Reviewer's report:
I read with great interest the manuscript, which falls within the aim of this Journal. In my honest
opinion, the topic is interesting enough to attract the readers’ attention. Nevertheless, the authors
should clarify some points and improve the discussion, as suggested below.
Authors should consider the following recommendations:
- Manuscript should be further revised in order to correct some typos and improve style.
- Accumulating evidence suggests that immune cells, adhesion molecules, extracellular matrix
metalloproteinase and pro-inflammatory cytokines activate/alter peritoneal microenvironment,
creating the conditions for differentiation, adhesion, proliferation and survival of ectopic
endometrial cells. I would discuss these points in the light of new theories about the pathogenesis
of endometriosis, referring to: PMID: 31663401; PMID: 28100109.
- I recommend to highlight that endometriosis has several biological behaviors similar to
malignant lesions, including cell invasion, neo-angiogenesis, and decreased apoptosis; they may
discuss these points referring to recent literature: PMID: 32751449; PMID: 35269992.
Title: Roles of increased NUCKS1 expression in Endometriosis
Version: 6 Date: 31 Mar 2023
Reviewer's report:
1-The title of the article should be changed as follows:
Roles of increased NUCKS expression in Endometriosis
2-Keywords are based on mesh
3-Report the normal distribution table of the data measured by the Shapiro-Wilk method
4-Under each figure, write the statistical tests used
5-The discussion is not well directed. In the discussion, first, each of the results obtained from
the present study , supporting documents, opposing documents should be described in a separate
paragraph, and then interpret should be done.
6-The references below 2013 should be deleted and newer references should be replaced
7-There are many editing errors in the text of the article, they should be corrected
Title: Roles of increased NUCKS1 expression in Endometriosis
Version: 9 Date: 14 May 2023
Reviewer's report:
Dear authors,
I read with great interest the manuscript, which falls within the aim of this Journal. In my honest
opinion, the topic is interesting enough to attract the readers’ attention. Nevertheless, authors
should clarify some points and improve the discussion, as suggested below. Authors should
consider the following recommendations:
In my opinion you have to improve the paper refering in the text how endometriosis determine a
poor oocytes quality that can be improve with inositols supplementation due multiple inositols
role from ovulation induction to menopausal disorders treatment especially in pts that are doing
an IVF TREATMENT IN INFERTILE PATHWAY and especially in pts that have tried all
the known tecnique in literature as  Injection of embryo culture supernatant to the endometrial
cavity.
i suggest you to read and cite these articles:
Injection of embryo culture supernatant to the endometrial cavity does not affect outcomes in
IVF/ICSI or oocyte donation cycles: A randomized clinical trial
Myo-inositol: from induction of ovulation to menopausal disorder management
D-chiro-inositol induces ovulation in non-polycystic ovary syndrome (Pcos), non-insulin-
resistant young women, likely by modulating aromatase expression: A report of 2 cases
Impact of lifestyle and diet on endometriosis: a fresh look to a busy corner
Quality of life in women with endometriosis: A narrative overview
Luteinised unruptured follicle syndrome: pathophysiological background and new target therapy
in assisted reproductive treatments