Table 2.
Database population characteristics.
| Not in sample | Sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in care | Still in care | LTFU | Data error | |
| 2,615 | 149 | 1,074 | 190 | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| SEX | ||||
| Female | 2,016 (77.1) | 94 (63.1) | 807 (75.1) | 147 (77.4) |
| Male | 599 (22.9) | 55 (36.9) | 266 (24.8) | 42 (22.1) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.5) |
| AGE | ||||
| 18–29 | 559 (21.4) | 18 (12.1) | 350 (32.6) | 39 (20.5) |
| 30–44 | 1,298 (49.6) | 76 (51.0) | 509 (47.4) | 102 (53.7) |
| 45–59 | 544 (20.8) | 36 (24.2) | 152 (14.1) | 38 (20.0) |
| 60+ | 212 (8.1) | 19 (12.7) | 60 (5.6) | 10 (5.3) |
| Missing | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) | 1 (0.5) |
| ART REASON | ||||
| Non-PMTCT women | 1,533 (58.6) | 54 (36.2) | 487 (45.3) | 101 (53.1) |
| PMTCT women | 431 (16.5) | 40 (26.9) | 280 (26.1) | 45 (23.7) |
| Men | 598 (22.9) | 55 (36.9) | 250 (23.3) | 42 (22.1) |
| Pre-ART | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 57 (5.3) | 2 (1.1) |
| Missing | 53 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| ART START YEAR | ||||
| 2014 | 320 (12.2) | 62 (41.6) | 211 (19.6) | 41 (21.6) |
| 2015 | 773 (29.6) | 42 (28.2) | 414 (38.6) | 84 (44.2) |
| 2016 | 951 (36.4) | 32 (21.5) | 350 (32.6) | 54 (28.4) |
| 2017 | 571 (21.8) | 13 (8.7) | 42 (3.9) | 9 (4.7) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 57 (5.3) | 2 (1.1) |
| Time ON ART | ||||
| ≤ 3 months | 190 (7.3) | 10 (6.7) | 325 (30.3) | 15 (7.9) |
| 3–6 months | 260 (9.9) | 2 (1.3) | 190 (17.7) | 9 (4.7) |
| 6–12 months | 560 (21.4) | 23 (15.4) | 228 (21.2) | 41 (21.6) |
| 12–24 months | 842 (32.2) | 40 (26.8) | 219 (20.4) | 75 (39.5) |
| >24 months | 763 (29.2) | 74 (49.7) | 55 (5.1) | 48 (25.3) |
| Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 57 (5.3) | 2 (1.1) |
| BASELINE CD4 | ||||
| <100 | 468 (17.9) | 25 (16.8) | 220 (20.5) | 20 (10.5) |
| 100–199 | 476 (18.2) | 18 (12.1) | 193 (18.0) | 37 (19.5) |
| 200–349 | 656 (25.1) | 40 (26.9) | 267 (24.9) | 50 (26.3) |
| 350–499 | 464 (17.7) | 34 (22.8) | 198 (18.4) | 50 (26.3) |
| 500+ | 455 (17.4) | 30 920.1) | 164 (15.3) | 33 (17.4) |
| Missing | 96 (3.7) | 2 (1.3) | 32 (3.0) | 0 (0) |
| REFILL SCHEDULE | ||||
| 1 month | 1,056 (40.4) | 38 (25.5) | 714 (66.5) | 72 (37.9) |
| 2 months | 1,016 (38.8) | 77 (33.7) | 240 (22.3) | 64 (33.7) |
| 3 months | 314 (12.0) | 26 (17.4) | 86 (8.0) | 17 (8.9) |
| >3 months | 229 (8.8) | 8 (5.4) | 34 (3.2) | 37 (19.5) |
| HEALTH FACILITY | ||||
| Agincourt | 540 (20.6) | 18 (12.1) | 282 (26.3) | 160 (84.2) |
| Belfast | 379 (14.5) | 16 (10.7) | 191 (17.8) | 2 (1.0) |
| Cunningmore | 227 (8.7) | 15 (10.1) | 74 (6.9) | 0 (0) |
| Justicia | 284 (10.9) | 18 (12.1) | 122 (11.4) | 3 (1.6) |
| Kildare | 462 (17.7) | 18 (12.1) | 120 (11.1) | 6 (3.2) |
| Lillydale/Bhubezi | 487 (18.6) | 35 (23.5) | 181 (16.8) | 11 (5.8) |
| Thulamahashe | 89 (3.4) | 14 (9.4) | 27 (2.5) | 8 (4.2) |
| Xanthia | 147 (5.6) | 15 (10.1) | 77 (7.2) | 0 (0) |
| AGINCOURT HDSS OUTCOME | ||||
| Still in HDSS | 1,827 (69.9) | 107 (71.8) | 530 (49.3) | 122 (64.2) |
| Deceased | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 83 (7.7) | 1 (0.5) |
| Migrated | 503 (19.2) | 37 (24.8) | 282 (26.3) | 56 (29.5) |
| Not linked | 283 (10.8) | 5 (3.4) | 179 (16.7) | 11 (5.8) |
| TIME SINCE LAST APPOINTMENT | ||||
| ≤ 1 year | – | – | 539 (50.2) | – |
| 1–2 years | – | – | 392 (36.5) | – |
| >2 years | – | – | 143 (13.3) | – |
Not in sample: All patients eligible for the study but not LTFU in the PIRL database and not included in the still in care sample; Sample: All patients included in the study (149 still in care, 1,264 LTFU = 1 074 really LTFU + 190 data errors); Data error: Patients included as LTFU but found to be still in care and <90 days late for their last appointment; For ART start year data from 2017 reflects number of ART initiations up to mid-August when data extraction occurred.