Review of: "Rates and Reasons for Relapse of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Adults — “Case of the MUYA Urban Health Zone”"
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Potential competing interests: No potential competing interests to declare.This paper by Bonheur Tshiteku Kaboto et al aims to outline the relapse rate of pulmonary tuberculosis and factors associated with it in MUYA Urban Health Zone.It addresses a relevant topic since tuberculosis is a disease that disproportionately threatens health in LMICs.However, to be suitable for scientific publication, it requires major amendments to help define clear results and recommendations by the authors.In the Abstract section's introduction part, the authors mention the aim is to contribute to reducing the rate of TB relapse.However, since this study solely focuses on determining the prevalence of TB relapse and no interventions have been implemented to reduce the relapse rate, the objective would be more accurately stated as to ascertain the prevalence rate.Abstract Methodology Part: It is excessively long and contains redundancies.Please condense it.The title focuses on relapse of pulmonary TB, yet the methodology encompasses all forms of TB.Please clarify.Briefly outline the statistical methods and assumptions utilized. Abstract Results Section:Besides presenting p-values, please include the Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) with corresponding confidence intervals.The statement "According to our tests, the older the age, the more the relapse to BCT decreases.Those who cannot make ends meet relapse strongly to BBT.It is the same with the unbalanced diet, which increases the probability of relapse to BCT" should be relocated to the Results and Discussion section.If AOR with CI and p-values are provided, this should suffice.Eliminate the phrases discussing non-significance due to p-values above 0.05 from the abstract, as it's widely understood that p-values greater than 0.05 indicate non-significance.
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