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Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Savo health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2003.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2002
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 644 - - - --
25 457 41 9.0 24 5.3 58.5
302 401 403 100.5 254 63.3 63.0
352 583 586 100.5 424 72.7 72.4
402 722 721 99.9 532 73.7 73.8
452 747 746 99.9 581 77.8 77.9
502 779 779 100.0 623 80.0 80.0
552 861 859 99.8 700 81.3 81.5
602 646 645 99.8 522 80.8 80.9
65 711 57 8.0 49 6.9 86.0
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 4739 4739 100.0 3636 76.7 76.7
All ages   4837   3709   76.7
Risk group screening   101   72   71.3
Total 6551 4938 75.4 3781 57.7 76.6

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 14 municipalities:
HAUKIVUORI HIRVENSALMI JUVA JÄPPILÄ KANGASNIEMI MIKKELI MÄNTYHARJU
PERTUNMAA PIEKSÄMÄKI PIEKSÄMÄEN MLK PUUMALA RISTIINA SUOMENNIEMI VIRTASALMI