UPDATED 20.02.2014 10:20

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Kainuu health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1997.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.

Targeted group Target
population
31.12.1996
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 606 - - - --
25 428 - - - --
302 483 367 76.0 245 50.7 66.8
352 596 449 75.3 323 54.2 71.9
402 663 661 99.7 513 77.4 77.6
452 712 532 74.7 413 58.0 77.6
502 698 656 94.0 524 75.1 79.9
552 402 295 73.4 237 59.0 80.3
602 463 169 36.5 138 29.8 81.7
65 488 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 4017 3129 77.9 2393 59.6 76.5
All ages   3129   2393   76.5
Risk group screening   245   196   80.0
Total 5539 3374 60.9 2589 46.7 76.7

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 9 municipalities:
HYRYNSALMI KAJAANI KUHMO PALTAMO PUOLANKA RISTIJÄRVI SOTKAMO
SUOMUSSALMI VUOLIJOKI