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Table 3 Selected available parameters on cervical cancer screening in Poland after implementation of organised screening programme (2007-2013)

From: The implementation of an organised cervical screening programme in Poland: an analysis of the adherence to European guidelines

Parameter/year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Population eligible for screening – 1/3 of the population of women aged 25-59 years

3 227 918

3 252 888

3 274 036

3 289 805

3 293 187

3 293 976

3 290 725

Number of invitations sent

6 027 714

2 682 051

1 595 319

3 202 927

3 357 114

3 413 678

3 220 582

Coverage of population by invitations

186.7%

82.5%

48.7%

97.4%

101.9%

103.6%

97.9%

Compliance to invitations*

11.2%

12.8%

13.1%

11.5%

11.2%

10.7%

9.9%

Number of women screened within the programme

686 380

794 486

876 646

797 442

804 847

765 301

696 894

Coverage rate of organised screening

21.3%

24.4%

26.8%

24.2%

24.4%

23.2%

21.2%

Total number of Pap smears collected within NHF outside the screening programme

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1 288 358

NA

Total number of Pap smears collected in women aged 25-59 years within NHF outside the screening programme

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

807 129

NA

Number of women screened outside the programme within NHF opportunistic screening and not screened within the programme within the current 3-year interval

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

411 216

NA

Combined coverage of organised and opportunistic screening within NHF

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

35.7%

NA

Number of women referred for colposcopy/biopsy within the programme

4 917

6 149

9 158

9 216

9 850

9 879

10 496

% of women referred for colposcopy/biopsy who underwent colposcopy/biopsy within the programme

41.1%

50.5%

46.8%

34.2%

31.7%

31.2%

29.7%

  1. Legend: *Data with a 6-month cut-off date generated on 30th of June of each following year. Data on women screened within opportunistic screening provided within private gynaecological care and private insurance plans are unknown since there is no central registry of opportunistic smears. NA - data not available.