Table 1. Characteristics of clients seeking care at a primary care clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Overall | Male | Female | |
Number of clinic visits | 26515 | 7831 | 18684 |
Number of individual clinic clients, n (%) | 12078 | 3687 (30.5) | 8391 (69.5) |
Number of visits per client, median (range) | 2 (1–11) | 2 (1–11) | 2 (1–10) |
Age at first visit | |||
Median (IQR) | 35 (28–43) | 36 (30–44) | 34 (27–43) |
18–29 years | 3799 (31.5) | 920 (24.2) | 2879 (34.3) |
30–39 years | 4221 (35.0) | 1375 (37.3) | 2846 (33.9) |
40–49 years | 2407 (19.9) | 876 (23.8) | 1531 (18.3) |
≥50 years | 1651 (13.7) | 516 (14.0) | 1135 (13.5) |
Pregnancy status at first visit, n (%)* | |||
Pregnant | — | — | 1360 (16.8) |
Not pregnant | — | — | 6729 (83.2) |
Nationality, n (%)# | |||
Born in South Africa | 8172 (67.8) | 2395 (65.1) | 5777 (68.9) |
Born outside of South Africa | 3890 (32.3) | 1285 (34.9) | 2605 (31.1) |
Employment status at first visit, n (%)** | |||
Employed | 5827 (48.3) | 1966 (53.4) | 3861 (46.0) |
Not employed | 6246 (51.7) | 1717 (46.6) | 4529 (54.0) |
IQR: interquartile range;
* pregnancy status missing in 302 (3.6%) of women;
nationality missing in 16 (0.1%) individuals;
** employment status missing in 5 (0.0) individuals.