Table 3.
Results of univariable regression models
| Predictors of wanting to avoid any future surgery | ||
| Positive belief that: |
Odds Ratio*
(95% Confidence Interval) |
P value |
| Mesh has been recalled and should be removed from the body immediately | 2.94 (1.17, 7.39) | 0.022 |
| Mesh can cause pain, including with sex | 2.47 (1.04, 5.83) | 0.040 |
| Mesh can cause cancer | 7.13 (1.39, 36.56) | 0.019 |
| Heard about mesh surgery from a TV news report | 4.78 (1.76, 13.02) | 0.002 |
| Overall level of concern | 1.33 (1.12, 1.58) | 0.001 |
| Predictors of wanting to avoid future mesh surgery | ||
| Positive belief that: |
Odds Ratio*
(95% Confidence Interval) |
P value |
| Mesh has been recalled and should be removed from the body immediately | 3.00 (1.05, 8.57) | 0.040 |
| Mesh can cause pain, including with sex | 3.18 (1.31, 7.75) | 0.011 |
| Mesh can cause bleeding and exposure of mesh in vagina | 2.96 (1.09, 8.04) | 0.034 |
| There is a class-action lawsuit in progress | 4.55 (1.82, 11.40) | 0.001 |
| Heard about mesh surgery from friends/family member | 4.05 (1.34, 12.22) | 0.013 |
| Heard about mesh surgery from TV news report | 5.49 (1.46, 20.63) | 0.012 |
| Overall level of concern | 1.48 (1.22, 1.80) | <0.001 |
| Predictors of level of concern regarding the possibility of surgery with mesh | ||
| Positive belief that: |
Average change from the mean Likert score** (95% Confidence Interval) |
P value |
| Heard about mesh surgery from TV news report | +1.73 (0.18, 3.27) | 0.029 |
| Reason for visit is neither leakage or POP | −2.37 (−4.42, −0.33) | 0.023 |
| Mesh can cause pain, including with sex | +2.47 (1.17, 3.76) | <0.001 |
| Mesh can cause cancer | +2.57 (0.34, 4.81) | 0.025 |
| Mesh can cause bleeding and exposure of mesh in the vagina | +2.34 (0.93, 3.75) | 0.001 |
| My body might reject the mesh material | +2.33 (0.99, 3.68) | 0.001 |
| My body might have an allergic reaction to the mesh material | +2.54 (1.17, 3.91) | <0.001 |
| There is a class-action lawsuit in progress | +1.94 (0.58, 3.30) | 0.006 |
*
Model included patient age, level of education, personal history of mesh surgery, reason for new patient visit, beliefs regarding mesh surgery, sources of information, and level of concern regarding the possibility of future surgery with aversion to any future surgery and aversion to future mesh surgery respectively
**
Model included patient age, level of education, personal history of mesh surgery, reason for new patient visit, beliefs regarding mesh surgery and sources of information with level of concern regarding the possibility of future surgery with mesh