UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:00

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Pohjois-Savo 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 1488 35 2.4 14 0.9 40.0
25 1695 213 12.6 131 7.7 61.5
302 1763 813 46.1 544 30.9 66.9
352 1932 1852 95.9 1262 65.3 68.1
402 1868 1846 98.8 1360 72.8 73.7
452 1904 1763 92.6 1329 69.8 75.4
502 1670 1465 87.7 1144 68.5 78.1
552 1319 879 66.6 650 49.3 73.9
602 1392 421 30.2 351 25.2 83.4
65 1497 - - - --
Other ages   92   63   68.5
30-602 11848 9010 76.0 6611 55.8 73.4
All ages   9379   6848   73.0
Risk group screening   1084   541   49.9
Total 16528 10463 63.3 7389 44.7 70.6

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 22 municipalities:
IISALMI JUANKOSKI KAAVI KARTTULA KIURUVESI KUOPIO LAPINLAHTI
LEPPÄVIRTA MAANINKA NILSIÄ RAUTALAMPI RAUTAVAARA SIILINJÄRVI SONKAJÄRVI
SUONENJOKI TERVO TUUSNIEMI VARKAUS VARPAISJÄRVI VEHMERSALMI VESANTO
VIEREMÄ

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
KEITELE PIELAVESI