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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa 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 2136 1165 1036 88.9 2071 97.0
55-592 1990 1145 1008 88.0 1929 96.9
60-64 2168 373 318 85.3 2123 97.9
65-69 2093 - - - - -
Total 8387 2683 2362 88.0 6123 73.0

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 14 municipalities:
HAAPAJÄRVI KALAJOKI KUUSAMO LIMINKA LUMIJOKI MUHOS NIVALA
RANTSILA REISJÄRVI VAALA TAIVALKOSKI TEMMES TYRNÄVÄ UTAJÄRVI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
ALAVIESKA HAAPAVESI HAILUOTO HAUKIPUDAS II KEMPELE KESTILÄ
KIIMINKI KUIVANIEMI KÄRSÄMÄKI MERIJÄRVI OULAINEN OULU OULUNSALO
PATTIJOKI PIIPPOLA PUDASJÄRVI PULKKILA PYHÄJOKI PYHÄJÄRVI PYHÄNTÄ
RAAHE RUUKKI SIEVI SIIKAJOKI VIHANTI YLI-II YLIKIIMINKI
YLIVIESKA