Submited on: 20 Sep 2011 11:27:49 PM GMT
Published on: 21 Sep 2011 07:06:25 PM GMT
 
HIV and the Youth in Sudan
Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 10 Feb 2014 06:48:09 PM GMT Reviewed by Interested Peers

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The main aim of the author is to give reccommendations concerning HIV infection among youth in Sudan.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    No


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Yes- This would be a great lecture for individuals involved with public health.


  • Other Comments:

    The author presents an opinion-based article. It is stated very strongly that there is a need for appropriate interventions to reduce the HIV wave in Sudan. The author feels that a lack of awareness and knowledge makes the youth in Sudan vulnerable to HIV infection.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:

    None

  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Clinical associate professor

  • How to cite:  Maloney W J.HIV and the Youth in Sudan[Review of the article 'HIV Infection Amongst Youth in Sudan: What needs to be done ' by Khalil A].WebmedCentral 2012;5(2):WMCRW002964
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HIV Infection Amongst Youth in Sudan
Posted by Ms. Temitope Adegun on 25 Aug 2012 01:27:58 AM GMT

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    HIV Infection amoungst youth in Sudan is rampant due to lack of knowledge and cultural stigma of the disease.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    The claims are not novel. He has present many references that express the same views.


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    NA


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    I do support the claims, but proper evidence is not provided.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No protocol provided.


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    No methodology provided.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    I believe if the author provided specific examples of his claims and evidence to support his stance the work would have been better.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    The paper is not oustanding because it lacked sufficient evidence. It was an opinion piece, hoewever, so it did not require much of it.


  • Other Comments:

    NA

  • Competing interests:
    NA
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    NA

  • How to cite:  Adegun T .HIV Infection Amongst Youth in Sudan[Review of the article 'HIV Infection Amongst Youth in Sudan: What needs to be done ' by Khalil A].WebmedCentral 2012;3(8):WMCRW002194
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Review of HIV infection in sudan
Posted by Dr. Shyamsunder Koteyar on 25 Sep 2011 07:28:38 AM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    A well balanced article, outlining the causes and reasons for previalance of HIV. The article also outlines nicely why and how some specific groups are more vulnerable as compared to the rest of the population

  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I have 18 years expereince from an imaging perspective

  • How to cite:  Koteyar S .Review of HIV infection in sudan[Review of the article 'HIV Infection Amongst Youth in Sudan: What needs to be done ' by Khalil A].WebmedCentral 2012;2(9):WMCRW00964
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