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Organised breast cancer screening programme in the Pohjois-Pohjanmaa health care district in Finland in the invitation year 1991. Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened and estimated coverage of the biannual programme by age groups.

Age group1 Target 1991 Biannual programme
  population
31.12.1990
Invited
n
Screened
n

% of invited
Invited in
1990 or 1991
Coverage
% of population
50-542 2210 1329 1077 81.0 2206 99.8
55-592 1971 761 495 65.0 1967 99.8
60-64 2190 1357 1033 76.1 1795 82.0
65-69 2112 - - - - -
Total 8483 3447 2605 75.6 5968 70.4

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 14 municipalities:
HAAPAJÄRVI KALAJOKI KUUSAMO LIMINKA LUMIJOKI MUHOS NIVALA
RANTSILA REISJÄRVI VAALA TAIVALKOSKI TEMMES TYRNÄVÄ UTAJÄRVI

Municipalities with registration not accomplished:
ALAVIESKA HAAPAVESI HAILUOTO HAUKIPUDAS II KEMPELE KESTILÄ
KIIMINKI KUIVANIEMI KÄRSÄMÄKI MERIJÄRVI OULAINEN OULU OULUNSALO
PATTIJOKI PIIPPOLA PUDASJÄRVI PULKKILA PYHÄJOKI PYHÄJÄRVI PYHÄNTÄ
RAAHE RUUKKI SIEVI SIIKAJOKI VIHANTI YLI-II YLIKIIMINKI
YLIVIESKA