UPDATED 20.02.2014 13:01

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2005.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2004
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 729 - - - --
25 647 158 24.4 64 9.9 40.5
302 641 638 99.5 389 60.7 61.0
352 656 649 98.9 433 66.0 66.7
402 843 840 99.6 630 74.7 75.0
452 928 920 99.1 692 74.6 75.2
502 1006 1002 99.6 784 77.9 78.2
552 1049 1048 99.9 837 79.8 79.9
602 949 943 99.4 749 78.9 79.4
65 674 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 6072 6040 99.5 4514 74.3 74.7
All ages   6198   4578   73.9
Risk group screening   179   139   77.7
Total 8122 6377 78.5 4717 58.1 74.0

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 10 municipalities:
IMATRA JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI
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