UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:00

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 612 - - - --
25 531 67 12.6 28 5.3 41.8
302 618 127 20.6 99 16.0 78.0
352 695 518 74.5 351 50.5 67.8
402 682 685 100.4 493 72.3 72.0
452 638 482 75.5 351 55.0 72.8
502 631 608 96.4 475 75.3 78.1
552 515 281 54.6 201 39.0 71.5
602 549 93 16.9 71 12.9 76.3
65 545 - - - --
Other ages   42   42   100.0
30-602 4328 2787 64.4 2034 47.0 73.0
All ages   2903   2111   72.7
Risk group screening   226   96   42.5
Total 6016 3129 52.0 2207 36.7 70.5

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