CD4 and AIDS: At the time of starting ART, median age was 37 years (IQR 31–45), median CD4+ count was 252 cells/μl (IQR 126–377), median HIV-1 viral load was 63 160 (IQR 11 900–199 800) copies/ml and 17 127 (18.2%) PLHIV had been diagnosed with AIDS.