Table 1.
Characteristics of linked patients initiating ART between April 2014 and July 2017 in the Agincourt sub‐district in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
| Patient characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex & pregnancy status | ||
| Men | 874 | 23.6 |
| Women (non‐pregnant) | 2084 | 56.3 |
| Women (pregnant or breastfeeding) | 742 | 20.1 |
| Missing | 0 | |
| National origin | ||
| South African | 2457 | 66.5 |
| Foreigner | 1240 | 33.5 |
| Missing | 3 | |
| Age at ART initiation (in years) | ||
| <20 | 220 | 6.0 |
| 20–29 | 1177 | 31.9 |
| 30–39 | 1160 | 31.4 |
| 40–49 | 631 | 17.0 |
| ≥50 | 507 | 13.7 |
| Missing | 5 | |
| Year of ART initiation | ||
| 2014 | 634 | 17.1 |
| 2015 | 1223 | 33.0 |
| 2016 | 1282 | 34.7 |
| 2017 | 561 | 15.2 |
| Missing | 0 | |
| Late ART initiation | ||
| No | 1948 | 52.9 |
| Yes | 1733 | 47.1 |
| Missing | 19 | |
| Number of patients contributing to | ||
| <1 year of exposure time to the analysis | 629 | 17.0 |
| 1–2 years of exposure time to the analysis | 1225 | 33.1 |
| 2–3 years of exposure time to the analysis | 1285 | 34.7 |
| >3 years of exposure time to the analysis | 561 | 15.2 |
| Missing | 0 | |
| Number of patients LTFU since ART initiation | ||
| <1 years | 37 | 3.8 |
| 1–2 years | 213 | 22.0 |
| 2–3 years | 541 | 56.0 |
| >3 years | 175 | 18.1 |
| Missing | 0 | |
| Total | 3700 | 100 |