UPDATED 08.12.2010 13:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Pohjois-Savo health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2008.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.
Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 1536 - - - --
25 1479 115 7.8 50 3.4 43.5
302 1170 1170 100.0 533 45.6 45.6
352 1143 1143 100.0 625 54.7 54.7
402 1488 1482 99.6 879 59.1 59.3
452 1746 1743 99.8 1116 63.9 64.0
502 1843 1847 100.2 1336 72.5 72.3
552 1878 1877 99.9 1388 73.9 73.9
602 1952 1892 96.9 1390 71.2 73.5
65 1293 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 11220 11154 99.4 7267 64.8 65.2
All ages   11269   7317   64.9
Risk group screening   771   554   71.9
Total   12040   7871   65.4

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation year and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the governmental decree on screening (2006).

Tabulation is based on registration from 23 municipalities:
IISALMI JUANKOSKI KAAVI KARTTULA KEITELE KIURUVESI KUOPIO
LAPINLAHTI LEPPÄVIRTA MAANINKA NILSIÄ PIELAVESI RAUTALAMPI RAUTAVAARA
SIILINJÄRVI SONKAJÄRVI SUONENJOKI TERVO TUUSNIEMI VARKAUS VARPAISJÄRVI
VESANTO VIEREMÄ