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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Satakunta 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 6428 3853 3557 92.3 6271 97.6
55-592 5839 3120 2849 91.3 5816 99.6
60-64 5187 - - - 1017 19.6
65-69 5515 - - - - -
Total 22969 6973 6406 91.9 13104 57.1

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