Table 1.

Characteristics of the study participants (n=300)

Patient characteristic	Total
Age at ART initiation, median (IQR)	28.6 (24.8–32.7)
Age at ART initiation, n (%)
Younger than 25 years	82 (27.3)
25–32 years	149(49.7)
33 years and older	69 (23.0)
CD4+ cell count at ART initiation (cells/µL), median (IQR)	267 (197–334)
CD4+ cell count at ART initiation, n (%)
Less than 200 cells/µL	65 (21.7)
200–350 cells/µL	137 (45.7)
Over 350 cells/µL	57 (19.0)
Missing	41 (13.7)
Nationality, n (%)
South Africa	207 (69.0)
Outside of South Africa	89 (29.7)
Missing	4 (1.33)
Employment status, n (%)
Employed	103 (34.3)
Not employed	161 (53.7)
Missing	36 (12.0)
Highest level of education attained
Primary school or less	20 (6.7)
Some secondary school	140 (46.7)
Completed secondary school	101 (33.7)
Missing	39 (13.0)

IQR, interquartile range