GEORGIA CONTACT THE STAFF COORDINATOR:
ADDRESS:
Kathryn Spruit RN, MSN Email: kespruit@dhr.state.ga.us Phone: 404-657-3151 Fax: 404-657-3152
Birth Outcomes Unit, Rm 11-476 Georgia Dept of Human Resources 2 Peachtree Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30303
SCREENING REQUIREMENTS Does the jurisdiction require screening of pregnant women for hepatitis B infection or hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)?
Does the jurisdiction specifically require reporting of positive HBsAg status in pregnant women?
No
Yes - Ga. Code Ann. § 31-12-2(a) (since Jan. 2005)
COMPLETION OF HEPATITIS B VACCINATION SERIES 3 or more doses among children 19-35 months of age
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Percentage of children 19-35 months of age receiving 3 or more doses
Rank among other states
U.S. National Average
#1 ranked state and coverage
79.5 ± 6.4% 88.9 ± 3.5% 88.8 ± 3.5% 89.2 ± 3.2% 91.0 ± 3.1% 92.5 ± 3.0% 92.4 ± 2.9% 92.4 ± 2.6% 92.9 ± 3.0% 94.5 ± 3.1% 93.4 ± 3.2% 95.3 ± 2.3% 93.9 ± 3.4% 93.6 ± 3.7% 94.1 ± 3.3%
4 5 5 17 14 12 4 15 22 14 20 13 24 24 19
67.9 ± 1.3% 81.8 ± 0.9% 83.6 ± 0.8% 87.0 ± 0.7% 88.1 ± 0.7% 90.3 ± 0.6% 88.9 ± 0.7% 89.9 ± 0.7% 92.4 ± 0.6% 92.4 ± 0.6% 92.9 ± 0.6% 93.3 ± 0.6% 92.7 ± 0.7% 93.5 ± 0.7% 92.4 ± 0.7%
88.5 ± 5.4% (South Carolina) 95.8 ± 2.2% (South Carolina) 91.6 ± 4.2% (New Jersey) 94.1 ± 2.7% (South Carolina) 94.0 ± 3.1% (Rhode Island) 96.4 ± 1.9% (Rhode Island) 95.8 ± 2.2% (Rhode Island) 97.0 ± 2.0% (Rhode Island) 98.2 ± 1.4% (Connecticut) 96.8 ± 1.7% (Florida) 97.9 ± 2.0% (Massachusetts) 97.8 ± 1.6% (Rhode Island) 98.6 ± 1.5% (New Hampshire) 98.1 ± 1.6% (Connecticut) 98.8 ± 1.5% (Rhode Island)
Data compiled by the ALC from National Immunization Surveys, 1995-20091, http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/stats-surv/nis/default.htm#nis