Table 3. Factors that facilitate ART adherence among people who have experienced ART non-adherence in Cameroon.

Themes	Sub-themes	Example
Social support	• Family support • Peer support	• Provide emotional and material/financial support • Help reminding patient to take drugs
Patients’ daily routines	• Align ART with recurring routines • Align ART with schedule of family members	• Patient takes drugs when children are preparing to go to school or before spouse/family member goes to work
Reminders	• Phone alarms • Church bell • Living with pupils/students	• Patient is reminded of time to take drugs when phone alarms or when church bell rings or when children wakeup to go to study
Health sector/caregiver support	• Messages/calls to patient • Financial support • Proper counseling • Availability of drugs • Alternative drug formulation (injectables)	• Text messages or calls reminding patients to go for their drugs • Continuous education of patients on importance of adhering to treatment
Patient’s awareness of health status/ ART knowledge	Aware of HIV status • Know ART helps	• experience of an improvement in health with ART