Georgia HIV Behavioral Surveillance Project

Current Data Format

PDF fact sheets and reports available on Georgia HIV Surveillance Data website 

Comparable to National Dataset?

Yes - 22 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) project sites. 

Data Owners

Georgia Department of Public Health

Strategic Data Need

Surveillance system for behavioral risk factors for HIV (e.g., sexual behaviors, drug use), access to and utilization of prevention services and strategies (e.g., HIV testing, condom use, PrEP), monitor prevalence and trends in HIV infections. 

Strengths

Qualitative methods (key informants, focus groups, observation and intercepts, ethnographer), respondent-driven sampling, incentives, HIV counseling

Limitations

Annual rotating cycles don't track injection drug use annually (rotate with MSM, IDU, HET), respondent-driven sampling. 

Citation

Georgia HIV Surveillance Data, Georgia Department of Public Health. Available at https://dph.georgia.gov/epidemiology/georgias-hivaids-epidemiology-section/georgia-hiv-surveillance-data