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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Satakunta health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1995. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1995 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1994
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1994 or 1995
Coverage
% of population
50-542 7589 4345 4013 92.4 7430 97.9
55-592 7126 3588 3290 91.7 7086 99.4
60-64 6351 - - - 895 14.1
65-69 6806 - - - - -
Total 27872 7933 7303 92.1 15411 55.3

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 25 municipalities:
EURA EURAJOKI HARJAVALTA HONKAJOKI HUITTINEN JÄMIJÄRVI KANKAANPÄÄ
KARVIA KIUKAINEN KODISJOKI KOKEMÄKI KULLAA KÖYLIÖ LAPPI
LAVIA LUVIA MERIKARVIA NAKKILA NOORMARKKU POMARKKU PORI
RAUMA SIIKAINEN SÄKYLÄ ULVILA