UPDATED 08.12.2010 13:54

Organised cervical cancer screening programme in the Etelä-Karjala health care district in Finland in the invitation year 2008.
Numbers of women in the target population, and invited and screened.
Targeted group Target
population
31.12.2007
Invited
n
Invited
% of population
Screened
n
Screened
% of population
Screened
% of invited
5-yearly screening1            
20 696 - - - --
25 666 144 21.6 62 9.3 43.1
302 625 630 100.8 348 55.7 55.2
352 588 588 100.0 358 60.9 60.9
402 789 796 100.9 538 68.2 67.6
452 881 882 100.1 638 72.4 72.3
502 858 861 100.3 657 76.6 76.3
552 1016 1020 100.4 784 77.2 76.9
602 1111 1116 100.5 906 81.5 81.2
65 758 - - - --
Other ages   -   -  -
30-602 5868 5893 100.4 4229 72.1 71.8
All ages   6037   4291   71.1
Risk group screening   327   237   72.5
Total   6364   4528   71.2

1 Age groups are defined on the basis of the invitation year and the birth year.
2 Age groups targeted in the governmental decree on screening (2006).

Tabulation is based on registration from 10 municipalities:
IMATRA JOUTSENO LAPPEENRANTA LEMI LUUMÄKI RAUTJÄRVI RUOKOLAHTI
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