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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Vaasa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1996. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1996 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1995
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1995 or 1996
Coverage
% of population
50-542 5118 3029 2790 92.1 5112 99.9
55-592 4476 1786 1653 92.6 4478 100.0
60-64 3951 1523 1405 92.3 2857 72.3
65-69 3989 - - - 501 12.6
Total 17534 6338 5848 92.3 12948 73.8

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 16 municipalities:
KASKINEN KORSNÄS KRISTIINANKAUPUNKI LAIHIA LUOTO MAALAHTI MAKSAMAA
MUSTASAARI NÄRPIÖ ORAVAINEN PIETARSAARI PEDERSÖREN KUNTA UUSIKAARLEPYY VAASA
VÄHÄKYRÖ VÖYRI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
JURVA