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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Satakunta health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1993. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1993 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1992
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1992 or 1993
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5682 2757 2535 91.9 5536 97.4
55-592 5632 2924 2640 90.3 4704 83.5
60-64 5296 189 174 92.1 1367 25.8
65-69 5562 120 115 95.8 120 2.2
Total 22172 5990 5464 91.2 11727 52.9

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 21 municipalities:
EURA HARJAVALTA HONKAJOKI HUITTINEN JÄMIJÄRVI KANKAANPÄÄ KARVIA
KIUKAINEN KOKEMÄKI KULLAA KÖYLIÖ LAVIA LUVIA MERIKARVIA
NAKKILA NOORMARKKU POMARKKU PORI SIIKAINEN SÄKYLÄ ULVILA

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
EURAJOKI KODISJOKI LAPPI RAUMA