Table 1

Treatment center	Total Number of Patients Receiving HAART	Total number of Participants Sampled
Buea Regional Hospital	2500	96
Limbe Regional Hospital	3500	134
Total	6000	230

Table 1

Table 2

HIV treatment centre	Total numberof patients	Number of participantssampled
Regional Hospital Limbe	3500	134
Regional Hospital Buea	2500	96
Total	6000	230

Table 2: Proportionate samples for each treatment center

Table 3

Characteristic	Frequency (%)			Chi-square	p-value
	Total(n=200)	Intervention group (n = 100)	Control group(n = 100)
Age (in years)				1.654	0.752
18 – 27	32 (16.0)	14 (14.0)	18 (18.0)
28 – 37	104 (52.0)	50 (50.0)	54 (54.0)
38+	64 (32.0)	36 (36.0)	28 (28.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)
Gender				0.113	0.737
Male	46 (23.0)	22 (22.0)	24 (24.0)
Female	154 (77.0)	78 (78.0)	76 (76.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)
Educational level				0.124	0.822
No formal education	15 (7.5)	8 (8.0)	7 (7.0)
Primary	92 (46.0)	45 (45.0)	47 (47.0)
Secondary	69 (34.5)	35 (35.0)	34 (34.0)
Tertiary	24 (12.0)	12 (12.0)	12 (12.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)
Monthly income				0.022	0.882
< 100,000	131 (65.5)	65 (65.0)	66 (66.0)
≥ 100,000	69 (34.5)	35 (35.0)	34 (34.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)
Marital status				0.365	0.881
Single	111 (55.5)	55 (55.0)	56 (56.0)
Married	36 (18.0)	18 (18.0)	18 (18.0)
Widow (er)	53 (26.5)	27 (27.0)	26 (26.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)
Religion				0.145	0.789
Christian	143 (71.5)	72 (72.0)	71 (71.0)
Muslim	17 (8.5)	8 (8.0)	9 (9.0)
Atheist	40 (20.0)	20 (20.0)	20 (20.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)
Occupation				0.547	0.875
Employed	143 (71.5)	71 (71.0)	72 (72.0)
Unemployed	57 (28.5)	29 (29.0)	28 (28.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)

Table 3: Socio-demographic characteristics of the HIV patients in the Control and intervention groups

Table 4

Adherence to ART	Frequency (%)			Chi-square	p-value
	Total	Intervention group (n = 100)	Control group (n = 100)
				0.382	0.528
Adherence	144 (72.0)	70 (70.0)	74 (74.0)
Non-adherence	56 (28.0)	30 (30.0)	26 (26.0)
Total	200 (100.0)	100 (50.0)	100 (50.0)

Table 4: Baseline data on adherence among HIV patients on HAART in the control and intervention groups

Table 5

Adherence to ART	Intervention group			Control group
	BaselineNo (%)	Post-interventionNo (%)	Chi-square (p-value)	BaselineNo (%)	Post-interventionNo (%)	Chi-square (p-value)
Adherence	70 (70.0)	83 (83.0)	4.72(0.030)*	74 (74.0)	75 (75.0)	0.026(0.856)
Non-adherence	30 (30.0)	17 (17.0)		26 (26.0)	25 (25.0)
Total	100 (50,0)	100 (50)		100(50)	100 (50)

Table 5: Impact of spiritual health intervention on adherence to HAART among HIV patients in the control and intervention groups

*Significant difference at 95% CI

Table 6

Variable	Categories	Adherence to HAART
		UOR	(95%CI)	AOR	(95%CI)
Spiritual health intervention
	Control group	1		1
	Intervention group	3.10	1.53 – 6.32	3.11	1.52 – 7.54*
Age (in years)
	18 – 27	1		1
	28 – 37	0.91	0.53 – 2.62	0.94	0.61 – 2.92
	38+	1.93	1.03 – 5.32	2.15	1.02 – 4.54*
Gender
	Male	1		1
	Female	2.02	1.20 – 4.24	2.03	1.6 – 5.17*
Level of Education
	No formal education	1		1
	Primary	0.45	0.31 – 0.89	0.41	0.33 – 1.02
	Secondary	0.82	0.54 – 3.25	0.75	0.12 – 3.65
	Tertiary	0.67	0.32 – 1.36	0.74	0.21 – 2.36
Marital status
	Single	1		1
	Married	1.71	1.01 – 8.14	1.80	1.21 – 8.36*
	Widow (er)	0.91	0.53 – 2.62	0.94	0.51 – 2.92
Religion
	Atheist	1		1
	Muslim	0.93	0.56 – 3.98	0.97	0.11 – 3.87
	Christian	2.01	1.53 – 6.62	2.50	1.61 – 5.92*
Occupation
	Employed	1		1
	Unemployed	1.51	0.71 – 2.57	1.52	0.62 – 2.01
Monthly income (FCFA)
	≥ 100,000	1		1
	< 100,000	1.02	0.36 – 9.32	1.10	0.54 – 9.25
Social support group
	No	1		1
	Yes	2.11	1.21 – 3.04	1.45	0.21 – 2.65

Table 6: Impact of spiritual health on adherence to HAART among HIV patients in the control and intervention groups

UOR=Unadjusted Odds Ratio, AOR=Adjusted Odds Ratio, CI=Confidence Interval, *=significant at 95% confidence interval

Tables at a glance

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Figures at a glance

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FIGURE 1

Figure 1: The Map of Study Area (Buea and Limbe) - Fako –Division South West Region

Where σ is the assumed standard deviation of each group (assumed to be equal for both groups)

Z_crit Value is the standard normal deviate for the desired significance level (1.96, corresponding to a significant value of 0.05)

Z_pwr value is the standard normal deviate for the desired statistical power (0.34 or 1.28, are typically used corresponding to a power of 80% 0r 90% respectively)

And D is the minimum expected difference between the two means.

FIGURE 2

Figure 2: Flowchart for the Recruitment of HIV Patients

FIGURE 3

Figure 3: Proportion of participants adhering to HAART

FIGURE 4

Figure 4: Impact of spiritual health on adherence to HAART among HIV patients in the control and intervention groups