Table 2 Local hope scale items loading and dimensions, at baseline and at 24 months follow up
Hope Scale Item | Baseline (N = 326) | Follow up (N = 326) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dimension 1 = Affective /positive emotions | ||||||
 I am Happy | 0.740 |  |  | 0.802 |  |  |
 I have peace | 0.692 |  |  | 0.813 |  |  |
 I feel I have new strength to move on | 0.680 |  |  | 0.759 |  |  |
 My heart is cheerful | 0.649 |  |  | 0.763 |  |  |
Dimension 2 = Cognitive positive results of HIV /ART care | ||||||
 I am satisfied with my progress since I started ARVs |  | 0.749 |  |  | 0.889 |  |
 I believe to follow the advice from my counselor, brings me good results for my health |  | 0.729 |  |  | 0.829 |  |
 All my needs for HIV care that I need for my HIV condition are all met |  | 0.555 |  |  | 0.796 |  |
Dimension 3 = planning and future optimism | ||||||
 I can reach/meet my goals |  |  | 0.712 |  |  | 0.833 |
 I believe in my plans |  |  | 0.700 |  |  | 0.771 |
 I can live a long life and continue with my routine activities |  |  | 0.602 |  |  | 0.846 |
 Overall internal consistency of the local hope scale | 0.869 |  |  | 0.958 |  |  |
 Internal consistency Cronbach’s Alpha for subscales | 0.843 | 0.778 | 0.789 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.92 |
 Total Variance explained | 45% | 13% | 10% | 64% | 20% | 10% |
 Total variance explained | 69% |  |  | 93% |  |  |