UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:17

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1996.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.1995
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 657 - - - --
25 473 - - - --
302 472 364 77.1 239 50.6 65.7
352 611 451 73.8 347 56.8 76.9
402 677 675 99.7 527 77.8 78.1
452 678 491 72.4 375 55.3 76.4
502 641 603 94.1 497 77.5 82.4
552 635 457 72.0 372 58.6 81.4
602 501 180 35.9 140 27.9 77.8
65 523 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 4215 3221 76.4 2497 59.2 77.5
All ages   3221   2497   77.5
Risk group screening   218   176   80.7
Total 5868 3439 58.6 2673 45.6 77.7

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