TABLE 3.

Mediation analysis.

Variable	B	β (95% CI)	p Value
Family support on mediators
Saving attitudes	0.189	.391 (0.321–0.461)	<.001
Caregiver support	0.035	.154 (0.069–0.239)	<.001
Having savings	−0.046	−.109 (−0.180–−0.039)	.002
Enrolled in school	−0.002	−.012 (−0.087–0.063)	.751
Food security	−0.001	−.016 (−0.077–0.045)	.608
Communication with the guardian	0.197	.351 (0.271–0.431)	<.001
Mediators on ART adherence
Saving attitudes	0.023	.148 (0.022–0.275)	.021
Caregiver support	−0.002	−.006 (−0.140–0.128)	.925
Having savings	−0.002	−.009 (−0.119–0.101)	.872
Enrolled in school	0.022	.053 (−0.010–0.117)	.099
Food security	0.095	.071 (−0.013–0.156)	.098
Communication with the guardian	0.021	.159 (0.047–0.271)	.005
Specific indirect effects
Saving attitudes	0.004	.058 (0.008–0.108)	.024
Caregiver support	<0.001	−.001 (−0.022–0.020)	.925
Having savings	<0.001	.001 (−0.011–0.013)	.873
Enrolled in school	<0.001	−.001 (−0.005–0.003)	.755
Food security	<0.001	−.001 (−0.006–0.004)	.653
Communication with the guardian	0.004	.056 (0.012–0.100)	.013
Effects
Direct effect	0.003	.034 (−0.093–0.160)	.602
Total indirect effect	0.008	.112 (0.052–0.173)	<.001
Total effect	0.011	.146 (0.032–0.259)	.012
Effect mediated		76.7%
Model fitness
R2		β = .072, p = .016
χ2		χ2 (81) = 131.6, p <.001
CFI		0.939
RMSEA		0.032
SRMR		0.037

Note: Bold values represent statistically significant associations.

Abbreviations: CFI, Comparative Fit Index; RMSEA, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation; SRMR, Standardized Root Mean Square Residual.