UPDATED 08.12.2010 13:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Päijät-Häme 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 1155 - - - --
25 1159 180 15.5 88 7.6 48.9
302 1121 1118 99.7 663 59.1 59.3
352 1052 1050 99.8 700 66.5 66.7
402 1413 1405 99.4 1024 72.5 72.9
452 1497 1492 99.7 1144 76.4 76.7
502 1458 1456 99.9 1159 79.5 79.6
552 1651 1647 99.8 1284 77.8 78.0
602 1954 1959 100.3 1605 82.1 81.9
65 1273 249 19.6 198 15.6 79.5
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 10146 10127 99.8 7579 74.7 74.8
All ages   10556   7865   74.5
Risk group screening   784   348   44.4
Total   11340   8213   72.4

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 15 municipalities:
ARTJÄRVI ASIKKALA HARTOLA HOLLOLA HEINOLA IITTI HÄMEENKOSKI
KÄRKÖLÄ LAHTI MYRSKYLÄ NASTOLA ORIMATTILA PADASJOKI PUKKILA
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