Table 2 Time-updated characteristics at follow-up start (1st June 2016) of included PWH, stratified by rural or urban HIV centre location in an observational cohort study of the effect of rainfall on HIV outcomes in Southern Africa

Male

15,531 (32.5%)

73,455 (33.0%)

88,986 (32.9%)

Female

32,312 (67.5%)

149,410 (67.0%)

181,722 (67.1%)

16–25 years old

4462 (9.3%)

16,862 (7.6%)

21,324 (7.9%)

26–35 years old

12,593 (26.3%)

64,478 (28.9%)

77,071 (28.5%)

36–45 years old

16,048 (33.5%)

83,007 (37.3%)

99,055 (36.6%)

46–55 years old

9302 (19.4%)

42,006 (18.9%)

51,308 (19%)

56–65 years old

4193 (8.8%)

13,557 (6.1%)

17,750 (6.6%)

66 + years old

1245 (2.6%)

2955 (1.3%)

4200 (1.6%)

CD4 < 100 cells/mm³

1176 (2.5%)

8183 (3.7%)

9359 (3.5%)

CD4 100–199 cells/mm³

2234 (4.7%)

12,440 (5.6%)

14,674 (5.4%)

CD4 200–349 cells/mm³

5652 (11.8%)

27,941 (12.5%)

33,593 (12.4%)

CD4 350–499 cells/mm³

6555 (13.7%)

31,580 (14.2%)

38,135 (14.1%)

CD4 500 + cells/mm³

10,536 (22%)

47,743 (21.4%)

58,279 (21.5%)

CD4 cells/mm³ missing

21,690 (45.3%)

94,978 (42.6%)

116,668 (43.1%)

HIV-1 viral load < 400

4545 (9.5%)

87,247 (39.2%)

91,792 (33.9%)

HIV-1 viral load ≥ 400

629 (1.3%)

10,736 (4.8%)

11,365 (4.2%)

HIV-1 viral load missing

42,669 (89.2%)

124,882 (56.0%)

167,551 (61.9%)

 < 6 months on ART

3972 (8.3%)

21,072 (9.5%)

25,044 (9.3%)

6–12 months on ART

4087 (8.5%)

20,673 (9.3%)

24,760 (9.2%)

1–2 years on ART

14,010 (29.3%)

58,078 (26.1%)

72,088 (26.6%)

3–5 years on ART

14,479 (30.3%)

60,350 (27.1%)

74,829 (27.6%)

6–9 years on ART

10,253 (21.4%)

48,764 (21.9%)

59,017 (21.8%)

10 + years on ART

1042 (2.2%)

13,928 (6.3%)

14,970 (5.5%)

No prior AIDS

43,210 (90.3%)

179,427 (80.5%)

222,637 (82.2%)

Prior AIDS

4633 (9.7%)

43,438 (19.5%)

48,071 (17.8%)

In region with NDVI < 0.3

18,302 (38.3%)

184,198 (82.7%)

202,500 (74.8%)

In region with NDVI ≥ 0.3

29,541 (61.8%)

38,667 (17.4%)

68,208 (25.2%)

Overall

47,843 (100%)

222,865 (100%)

270,708 (100%)