UPDATED 08.12.2010 13:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Savo 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            
20 575 - - - --
25 487 20 4.1 13 2.7 65.0
302 434 436 100.5 290 66.8 66.5
352 395 399 101.0 280 70.9 70.2
402 600 600 100.0 469 78.2 78.2
452 720 721 100.1 562 78.1 77.9
502 746 744 99.7 587 78.7 78.9
552 795 796 100.1 635 79.9 79.8
602 863 865 100.2 710 82.3 82.1
65 640 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 4553 4561 100.2 3533 77.6 77.5
All ages   4581   3546   77.4
Risk group screening   64   51   79.7
Total   4645   3597   77.4

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 10 municipalities:
HIRVENSALMI JUVA KANGASNIEMI MIKKELI MÄNTYHARJU PERTUNMAA PIEKSÄMÄKI
PUUMALA RISTIINA SUOMENNIEMI