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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Satakunta health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1992. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1992 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1991
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1991 or 1992
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5753 3355 3080 91.8 5081 88.3
55-592 5363 2066 1898 91.9 4839 90.2
60-64 5567 331 297 89.7 2006 36.0
65-69 5555 - - - 118 2.1
Total 22238 5752 5275 91.7 12044 54.2

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

Tabulation is based on registration from 21 municipalities:
EURA HARJAVALTA HONKAJOKI HUITTINEN JÄMIJÄRVI KANKAANPÄÄ KARVIA
KIUKAINEN KOKEMÄKI KULLAA KÖYLIÖ LAVIA LUVIA MERIKARVIA
NAKKILA NOORMARKKU POMARKKU PORI SIIKAINEN SÄKYLÄ ULVILA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
EURAJOKI KODISJOKI LAPPI RAUMA RAUMAN MLK