Table 4:

A mediation analysis

	Model 1: (X → M)	Model 2: (X → Y)	Model 3: (X, M → Y)
	DV=Self-esteem (a)	DV=Adherence (c)	DV=Adherence (c′) (b)
Treatment break (No)	0.29 (0.74)	−0.04 (0.73)	0.04 (0.73)
Social support (Yes)	1.22 (0.54)*	−0.27 (0.56)	−0.25 (0.58)
ART self-efficacy score	1.56 (0.56)*	1.93 (0.56)***	1.93 (0.60)***
Self-esteem	-	-	−0.07 (0.58)
Total effect	6.93 (8.45)***	-	-

Note: Numbers in the cells are unstandardized coefficients (SE).

X: self-esteem; M: self-efficacy; Y: Adherence to ART.

^*p<0.05;

^***p<0.001