JerMa88/BMC_Womens_Health_Peer_Reviews huggingface dataset:
Title: The effect of prophylactic chemotherapy on treatment outcome of postmolar gestational
trophoblastic neoplasia
Version: 4 Date: 23 Nov 2022
Reviewer's report:
-Although the title is not novel and study is retrospective ; however the large number of cases
are good point.
Methods.
-"residual HM or pregnancy is excluded. "..How did you diagnose residual HM? please -clarify
What was the postmolar follow up strategy?
-"elevated or roughly same hCG level or newly developed metastasis"...for how many
cycles ..please clarify
Results.
"Methotrexate (MTX) was prescribed as first-line chemotherapy to 96% patients in control
group and to 54% patients in P-chem group". As you know the success rate and chemotherapy
failure differs between MTX and Act-D.. So, how you compared patients received different
drugs ?  Why was P-chem protocol is not the same?
-Otherwise, the study is well designed.
Title: Knowledge of the Ovulatory Cycle and Its Determinants Among Women of Childbearing
age in Haiti: A Population- Based Study Using the 2016/2017 Haitian Demographic Health
Survey
Version: 1 Date: 06 Oct 2022
Reviewer's report:
problem statement part......
"In the context of Haiti, a country characterized by a low prevalence of modern contraception use
(23.4%), a high rate of unmet need for contraception (42.1%) and a large number of unwanted
pregnancies (n=413 000 in 2016)...............................
-  This sentence shows that current situation of Haiti with high unmet need, high number of
unwanted pregnancy and low modern contraceptive use ….. If so Do you think that the problem
will be alleviated by studying the KOC???? Unless it was better to consider on modern and long
acting family planning methods.
- If the problem is related with cultural and religion issue w/c prevent the women from using
modern FP methods your choice will be great, unless the problem is low FP method use, unmet
need and unwanted pregnancy. So, to alleviate those problems you conducted knowledge on
OC???? You need to have strong justification other than this.
2. Materials and methods section needs to be well organized and consider major components
as listed below.
-    Better to show the study area with respect to urban Vs rural under each region
-  Clearly show the source and study population
- Sampling procedure not clear. In addition who are the data collectors and how they performed
it. Better to show each and every step clearly.
- in sample design section you stated like 13,405 were successfully interviewed ...... Since the
study was conducted from the DHS data, why and for whom interview was applied?????
- Data quality control - Your data is national data w/c believed to be validated and  clear,  so
why you need to do those quality assurance methods??? Your title also indicates that you have
used the DHS data of Hati.
Ethical consideration
This study is based on a secondary analysis of publicly available data (https://dhsprogram.com/
data/available-datasets.cfm); therefore, no ethics approval...…..  Even if the data is available
publicly, you have to state the steps undertaken to access those data’s rather than declaring as
no ethical approval is required. Every research activity requires ethical approval even for those
secondary data’s from concerned body.
Discussion
First, we found that the overall proportion of women of childbearing age in Haiti having correct
KOC was estimated at 24.1%, two times higher than in the Dominican Republic [32], and
comparable to Ethiopia ...........   The possible reason for this variation needs to be mentioned???
limitation of the study needs to be addressed.
Title: Knowledge of the Ovulatory Cycle and Its Determinants Among Women of Childbearing
age in Haiti: A Population- Based Study Using the 2016/2017 Haitian Demographic Health
Survey
Version: 1 Date: 19 Oct 2022
Reviewer's report:
These research finding have many important points and I would like to say thank you the authors
for their contribution in the area. And below I have tried to put my review points.
1. What is your reference to operationalize your outcome variable(KOC) in such a way?
2. Please use appropriate terminologies bivariable and multivariable instead of bivariate and
multivariate because of their strict difference.
3. At bivariable analysis you reported the variation in prevalence of KOC among different
categories of covariates, have you tested these differences are statistically significant? Because
the test you used was X-square test which only can tell us the presence of association.
4. The discussion need to be enriched by scientific justification and what the finding is
implicating. Particularly the last factor “modern contraceptive” has been discussed illogically.
Please rewrite the discussion.
Title: A study on the accuracy of a new fluorescent detection method for vaginal fungi
Version: 1 Date: 14 Nov 2022
Reviewer:  Pedro Vieira-baptista
Reviewer's report:
This text needs extensive English review before being considered for review. Some concepts
need to be reviewed – for instance “fungal vaginosis” is not acceptable. At some point there’s
a statement that “If fungal vaginosis is not treated, it will cause a series of complications, such
as menstrual disorders, pelvic inflammatory disease, and pelvic abscess”, for which there is no
fundament.
Also, use the correct nomenclature when referring to species.
- Line 12 – needs to be rephrased
- Abstract – the structure needs to be worked: in the background only the research question
is raised and then part of what is mentioned belongs in the methods section. Avoid “vaginal
secretions”, as it is not a secretion sensum strictum
- Line 18 “The vaginal fungi of vaginal secretions” – rephrase
Title: A study on the accuracy of a new fluorescent detection method for vaginal fungi
Version: 1 Date: 10 Dec 2022
Reviewer's report:
Comments:
This paper refers to a confirmatory experiment with a lot of grammatical and formatting errors,
and the description of the results is vague. This manuscript needs major revision before it could
be accepted by BMC Women's Health. The detailed comments are as the following:
1. Please explain the innovation of this work
2. Table 1 was the vaginal fungal results detected by Saline smear method, and Table 2 was the
Liquid-based fungal method. However, the author described that the results of various detection
methods are shown in Table 1 in the manuscript (Line 122, Page 6).  Besides, the title of Table
2 should be “Vaginal fungal results detected by Liquid-based fungal method”.
3. To verify the accuracy of the liquid-based fungal method for the detection of vaginal fungal,
Saline smear method and Fungal culture method were employed. Can the authors explain why
they choose these methods other than saline KOH suspension method, CFW, FB 85 method
mentioned in previous study?
4. There should be Spaces between words in the manuscript.
Title: A study on the accuracy of a new fluorescent detection method for vaginal fungi
Version: 1 Date: 14 Dec 2022
Reviewer's report:
In the work, the author used saline smear method, liquid - based thin- layer preparation fungi
fluorescence staining method and fungi culture method to detect the vaginal secretions of
suspected fungal vaginitis patients, proving that the liquid-based fungal method has a high
positive consistency rate and accuracy in the detection of vaginal fungi, and has certain
application value in clinical practice. However, there are some problems:
Comment: Published after revised.
1. The comments and methods in Table 1 are inconsistent with the content in the document, and
the method in Table 2 is inconsistent with the content in the document.
2. The comments on Picture 1 and picture 2 are not consistent with the corresponding picture.
3. In lines 97 and 355, there is a typo in "liquid thin layer preparation preparation fungal
fluorescence staining"
4. In line 174, "This study collected vaginal secretions from 198 gynecological patients and
targeted samples of vaginal secretions from the same patient", the first half of the sentence
is inconsistent with the second half of the sentence. And “gynecologicalpatients” with errors
should be replaced with “gynecological patients”.
5. In the section of experimental methods on page 5, relevant experiments have proved the
existence of fungi, and the positive judgment is the presence of fungi. However, the selected
samples are vaginal secretions from patients suspected of fungal vaginitis, so bacteria cannot be
ruled out as the cause of the disease. Please add experiments to prove that there are no pathogenic
bacteria in the secretions.
Title: Investigation on Prevalence and Risk factors associated with Genitourinary Syndrome of
Menopause in Middle-aged and Older Women in Beijing Community: A cross sectional study
Version: 2 Date: 21 Jun 2022
Reviewer:  Fentaw Wassie Feleke
Reviewer's report:
Methods
1. Mention which types of software is used for analysis including assumptions of different types
of models you used
Results
2. Write major findings in the text and cite the rest in the whole table.
3. Put cross tabulation tables and crude odds ratio for Table 4 and Table 5
Title: Investigation on Prevalence and Risk factors associated with Genitourinary Syndrome of
Menopause in Middle-aged and Older Women in Beijing Community: A cross sectional study
Version: 2 Date: 24 Jun 2022
Reviewer's report:
Abstract
1- In the background, the complete form of GSM should be written at first and then the
abbreviated form used. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM)
2- In the methods, the statistical test should be added.
3- The conclusion should be written based on the results section
Introduction
4- Your explanation for the necessity of performing this study is not convinced me
Methods
5- In the Socio-demographic survey questionnaire, the number of pregnancies and live birth was
not assessed?
Results
6- In the first paragraph of the results section, it is better to write the number and percent of
participants together for reporting. The response rate in your study is calculated?
7- In the multiple regression results, the p-value of the significant factors should be added after
the CI
Title: Investigation on Prevalence and Risk factors associated with Genitourinary Syndrome of
Menopause in Middle-aged and Older Women in Beijing Community: A cross sectional study
Version: 3 Date: 26 Sep 2022
Reviewer:  Fentaw Wassie Feleke
Reviewer's report:
First of all, I would like to appreciate your interest in Investigation on Prevalence and Risk
factors associated with Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause in Middle-aged and Older
Women in Beijing Community: A cross sectional study
1. Make alphabetical order your keywords
2. Your conclusion is better to be based on your title in line with the objective since the
prevalence level of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause in Middle-aged and Older Women
has not been in your conclusion section
3. Put the possible recommendation in the conclusion section
Title: Investigation on Prevalence and Risk factors associated with Genitourinary Syndrome of
Menopause in Middle-aged and Older Women in Beijing Community: A cross sectional study
Version: 3 Date: 18 Oct 2022
Reviewer's report:
Hi dear author
The manuscript is edited well according to the reviewer's comments. In my review, there is two
comments that I listed below.
1- The inserted references should have a space from the before words. In overview of the
references, there is this problem and please edit in all sections of the manuscript. After inserting
the references you should insert the dot but not before it.
2- In the introduction, two reference 4 is inserted continuously. Please delete one of them
Thank you
Best regards
Title: Development and psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-
F); A sequential mixed method study
Version: 2 Date: 28 Sep 2022
Reviewer's report:
-Original and novel study.
-Little current bibliography.
- Missing month conclusions.
- Figure 1 does not look good.
- In case it may be of interest for the discussion:
Development and psychometric testing of a scale for assessing the associative stigma of mental
illness in nursing. Journal of Clinical Nursing.  Meritxell Sastre#Rus.
Title: Development and psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-
F); A sequential mixed method study
Version: 2 Date: 29 Sep 2022
Reviewer:  Sai-fu Fung
Reviewer's report:
The authors attempted to develop a new scale, Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-F) based
on the mixed methods. There are several major issues need to be addressed by the authors:
1) There are three-latent factor structure of the ISI-F, the authors need to further discuss and
conceptualise it in the sub-scale with reference to the existing literature in the background
section.
2) In the methods section, please report the sampling method, procedure and inclusive criteria,
background of the “experts” in the method section. It will be easier for the reader to understand
the entire research procedure with a consort table.
3) To develop a scale, the authors should provide the CFA results and evaluation of the
concurrent validity (Jebb, Ng, & Tay, 2021).
4) In addition to the Cronbach’s alpha, please also report the McDonald’s Omega (Beland,
Cousineau, & Loye, 2017; Gignac, Reynolds, & Kovacs, 2019).
References
Beland, S., Cousineau, D., & Loye, N. (2017). Using the Mcdonald's Omega Coefficient
instead of Cronbach's Alpha. Mcgill Journal of Education, 52(3), 791-804. Retrieved from ://
WOS:000437472500013
Gignac, G. E., Reynolds, M. R., & Kovacs, K. (2019). Digit Span Subscale Scores
May Be Insufficiently Reliable for Clinical Interpretation: Distinguishing Between
Stratified Coefficient Alpha and Omega Hierarchical. Assessment, 26(8), 1554-1563.
doi:10.1177/1073191117748396
Jebb, A. T., Ng, V., & Tay, L. (2021). A Review of Key Likert Scale Development Advances:
1995–2019. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(1590). doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.637547
Title: Development and psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-
F); A sequential mixed method study
Version: 5 Date: 27 Nov 2022
Reviewer's report:
Goffman articulated  a concept and never went on to develop a theory. The authors might look at
LInk & Phelan, Dovidio, Rachel Smith etc. for more fully developed theories of  stigma which
identify components of stigma that can be tested.
Title: Development and psychometric properties of Female Infertility Stigma Instrument (ISI-
F); A sequential mixed method study
Version: 5 Date: 09 Dec 2022
Reviewer's report:
The article is very necessary and interesting.
Things to improve:
-Some article would be missing on how in women this stigma can also be linked to patriarchy.
- Fig. 1: Flowchart of the sequential exploratory mixed method study it doesn't look good.
- Some more conclusion is needed
Title: Value of 3D ultrasound flow imaging combined with serum AFP, #-hCG, sFlt-1 and CK
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta
Version: 0 Date: 21 Sep 2022
Reviewer's report:
This is an interesting paper and the content is very good but I suggest the paper can be improved
in the following ways
Abstract
Please modify the headlines based on the format of the journal
- In the method section, please include the year of the study, sampling method, location of study.
-in the result section please emphasizing on the main results.
-In the conclusion part, it is necessary to specify the researcher's proposal to improve the
conditions and use of the beneficiaries
Introduction
Please bring the following items
1- Definition of the research problem
2- The magnitude and importance of the study variable
3- Bringing the variable epidemiology information of the study at the world level, the country
of India and the place of study
4- Bringing theoretical knowledge about the importance of studying
5- Expressing the necessity of conducting the study
Finally, the practical purpose of the study should be stated
Methods
-please clarity details for data collection tool
-please clarity details for intervention
Discussion
# Discussion is well written, but it needs the interpretation of authors. Please add your
interpretation and explanations to this section.
Conclusion
# What are your suggestion for future studies?
To strengthen the article, especially in the introduction and discussion section the following
studies are suggested, please to use and cited and add to article reference
-The Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Health Care Workers During the
COVID-19 Pandemic: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis
- Observance of patients’ rights in emergency department of educational hospitals in south-east
Iran
- Attitudes of Iranian Nurses Toward Spirituality and Spiritual Care
-Effect of massage on behavioral responses of preterm infants in an educational hospital in Iran
Best regard
Title: Value of 3D ultrasound flow imaging combined with serum AFP, #-hCG, sFlt-1 and CK
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta
Version: 0 Date: 05 Oct 2022
Reviewer's report:
Comment
Generally you came up with interesting and important idea with unclear method and analysis.
Below are the question and the comments.
1.You didn’t follow BMC manuscript writing format
2.The title is not consistent  with your method and discussion part
3.line 4-17 should be updated(the name of the authors and their affiliation according to Bmc
manuscript writing format)
4. Throught the manuscript please use appropriate writing format(font,bold,times new
roman,indentation,grammer)
5.line 39-42 (delete it because it is repetition of coverpage)
6.Line 43;separate abstract with introduction also the introduction part seems objective of your
study.
7.line 51-44(result part of abstract) not clear about the analysis. For example why you use
univariate analysis?why univariate/multivariate analysis because it is inconsistence with your
title.
8.line 64-67 is unnecessary because discussion is not put under abstract part.
9. The abstract part lack conclusion and recommendation.
10.line 105-141(method part).You didn’t describe the methodology part(study design,sample
size ,inclusion and exclusion criteriae,study population, operational definition So on...If you
didn’t calculate adequate sample size for yur study you can not generalize your work to the
general population.
11.line l45-153(stastical analysis part) The analysis part is not clear and you had listed so
many types of analysis(univariate/multivariate,ROC curve,chisquare test,independent sample t
test).you had to specify your study design and methods of analysis.That is the major failure of
your work.
12. Result part:-instead of directly rashing to analysis part it was better to describe characteristics
of study population like (sociodemographic,clinical and obstertric characterstics).
13. In result part (table 1-table 3), what is the importance of these table? The tables are out of
your objective.
14. The discussion should be based on your Objectives. It is out of your objective.It has no
conclusion and recomenadation.
Title: Value of 3D ultrasound flow imaging combined with serum AFP, #-hCG, sFlt-1 and CK
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta
Version: 0 Date: 25 Oct 2022
Reviewer:  Temesgen Tilahun
Reviewer's report:
Here below are my comments
1. General comments
# Needs language edition
# Avoid numbers before each subheading
2. The word ‘accrete’: is it accrete or accreta? Please correct it
3. Abstract: result part: the authors mentioned both the univariate and multivariate analysis finds.
I suggest the authors mention only the multivariate finding
4. Reorganize the abstract into introduction, methods, results, and conclusion. Eg. Line 64, the
word ‘discussion’ should be changed to conclusion
5. Please put the subheading above line 71. i.e introduction
6. References: put it as [], eg. As …… placenta percreta[2], not as…… placenta percreta[2]
7. Methods and materials: rearrange it into study setting and period, study design, study
population, sample size determination, data collection procedure, and data analysis,….
# How is the quality of the laboratory where the study was conducted? Was it accredited?
# How was the sample size calculated
# How was the research tool developed? Was it developed, adapted, or adopted?
# Please include the operational definition of some words/phrases
# Clearly describe study variables
8. Results
# Make labeling of the tables per the standard. i.e make it SMART
# Table 1: what does ‘History of intrauterine history’ mean?, what does’Intrapartum gestational
week’ mean?
9. Line 281 to 295, there were no references. Please include
10. Limitation: Please include a paragraph after the discussion
11. Conclusion: please include it next to the limitation
12. Abbreviations: please include them
Title: Value of 3D ultrasound flow imaging combined with serum AFP, #-hCG, sFlt-1 and CK
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta
Version: 1 Date: 12 Nov 2022
Reviewer:  Temesgen Tilahun
Reviewer's report:
well done!
But the way the tables are labeled is not correct. Just include the name of the hospital and the
year.
Title: Value of 3D ultrasound flow imaging combined with serum AFP, #-hCG, sFlt-1 and CK
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta
Version: 1 Date: 14 Nov 2022
Reviewer's report:
As i explained in the first report the title is very interesting and if the method and the conclusion
follows appropriate statistical procedure it will had great impact in improving the public
health.Unfortunatly,there is still problem in analysis  discussion and conclusion part.
Title: Value of 3D ultrasound flow imaging combined with serum AFP, #-hCG, sFlt-1 and CK
in the diagnosis of placenta accreta
Version: 2 Date: 23 Nov 2022
Reviewer:  Ban Hadi Hameed
Reviewer's report:
I think that this work is very beneficial in covering an important life-threatening health issue
with rising prevalence, the revised manuscript is well-written and adequately revised
Title: Social networks, mobility, and HIV risk among women in the fishing communities of
Lake Victoria
Version: 7 Date: 19 Nov 2022
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for your helpful informative responses to my queries.
I have a few outstanding queries:
a) Please check Table 1. Perhaps the Mitu Female KII entry should say 3?
b) Thank you for adding in: "A limitation was the focus on HIV, which is a big challenge
among women in these communities, with our data not capturing the broader women’s sexual
and reproductive health and rights contextual factors." Would it perhaps be more accurate
to say:  "A limitation was the focus on HIV, which although widespread among women in
these communities, is not their primary concern. However our data did not capture the broader
women's SRHR contextual factors, including their own focus on maximising earning prospects
and protection from harm."? You identify these two priorities in p.25 lines 4+5.
c) As a consequence I would suggest that you add that a further limitation is the absence of
women whose lives you were studying from your research team. From Table 1 there were at least
some females interviewed who had secondary school education. The recognition of the value
and importance of co-production of research is growing (see eg  https://survivorsvoices.org/
involvement-ladder/ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvyKA3k5J9o) as well as a
recommendation in WHO's 2017 Guideline on the SRHR of women living with HIV (see section
6) on the importance of involving women as co-researchers.
d) Thank you for your efforts to improve the language used. The words 'undesirable behaviour'
still suggest a certain level of judgment. Would 'potentially harmful behaviour' be an acceptable
alternative?  Similarly, could 'fisherfolk' be changed to 'fishing communities'?