UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:20

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1997.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.1996
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 562 - - - --
25 476 4 0.8 2 0.4 50.0
302 582 92 15.8 65 11.2 70.7
352 593 213 35.9 158 26.6 74.2
402 699 693 99.1 526 75.3 75.9
452 756 750 99.2 591 78.2 78.8
502 792 788 99.5 636 80.3 80.7
552 423 417 98.6 341 80.6 81.8
602 512 215 42.0 181 35.4 84.2
65 517 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 4357 3168 72.7 2498 57.3 78.9
All ages   3172   2500   78.8
Risk group screening   428   328   76.6
Total 5912 3600 60.9 2828 47.8 78.6

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 8 municipalities:
JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI TAIPALSAARI
YLÄMAA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
IMATRA SAVITAIPALE