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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Satakunta health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5618 2559 2313 90.4 5343 95.1
55-592 5030 2264 2054 90.7 4898 97.4
60-64 5436 1027 902 87.8 1831 33.7
65-69 5189 118 59 50.0 179 3.4
Total 21273 5968 5328 89.3 12251 57.6

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 20 municipalities:
HARJAVALTA HONKAJOKI HUITTINEN JÄMIJÄRVI KANKAANPÄÄ KARVIA KIUKAINEN
KOKEMÄKI KULLAA KÖYLIÖ LAVIA LUVIA MERIKARVIA NAKKILA
NOORMARKKU POMARKKU PORI SIIKAINEN SÄKYLÄ ULVILA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
EURA EURAJOKI KODISJOKI LAPPI RAUMA RAUMAN MLK