UPDATED 20.02.2014 12:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2003.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2002
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 564 - - - --
25 314 - - - --
302 302 300 99.3 194 64.2 64.7
352 428 427 99.8 293 68.5 68.6
402 557 557 100.0 424 76.1 76.1
452 596 598 100.3 461 77.3 77.1
502 676 676 100.0 532 78.7 78.7
552 694 696 100.3 542 78.1 77.9
602 431 232 53.8 186 43.2 80.2
65 503 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 3684 3486 94.6 2632 71.4 75.5
All ages   3486   2632   75.5
Risk group screening   170   138   81.2
Total 5065 3656 72.2 2770 54.7 75.8

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation year and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the Decree on Public Health (1992).

Tabulation is based on registration from 9 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI