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Table 2 Difference in percentage of people screened within 40 days after the invitation for breast cancer screening program (2020 versus 2019, Flanders)

From: Flemish population-based cancer screening programs: impact of COVID-19 related shutdown on short-term key performance indicators

 

January, 1 (week 1)– December,31 (week 52)

January, 1 (week1)-March 21 (week11)

July, 5 (week 27) – December, 31 (week 52)

July, 5 (week 27) -November, 28 (week 47)

 

(entire year)

(before first COVID-19 shutdown)

(after the restart of the program)

(first 20 weeks after restart of the program)

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

All invitation

-1.0 (-1.3; -0.8)

-1.4 (-1.9; -1.0)

-1.0 (-1.3; -0.7)

-1.6 (-2.0; -1.3)

Stratified by age

 50–54

-0.5 (-1.0; -0.1)

-2.9 (-3.7; -2.1)

0.4 (-0.1; 1.0)

0.0 (-0.6; 0.6)

 55–59

-1.7 (-2.2; -1.2)

-4.0 (-4.9; -3.1)

-0.8 (-1.4; -0.2)

-1.7 (-2.4; -1.0)

 60–64

-1.0 (-1.5; -0.6)

-0.3 (-1.1; 0.6)

-1.9 (-2.5; -1.3)

-3.2 (-3.8; -2.5)

 65–69

-1.5 (-2.0; -1.0)

-0.5(-1.4; 0.4)

-2.1 (-2.8; -1.4)

-2.3 (-3.0; -1.6)

Stratified by screening history

 Type 1

-3.0 (-3.3; -2.7)

0.1 (-0.4; 0.6)

-4.0 (-4.4; -3.7)

-4.4(-4.8; -4.0)

 Type 2

-1.1 (-1.8; -0.4)

-2.8 (-3.9; -1.6)

0.6 (-0.3; 1.5)

-0.3 (-1.2; 0.7)

 Type 3

-1.8 (-2.4; -1.2)

-1.1 (-2.2; -0.1)

-2.2 (-3.0; -1.4)

-2.5(-3.3; -1.6)

 Type 4

0.1 (-0.2; 0.3)

-0.9 (-1.4; -0.4)

0.7 (0.3; 1.0)

0.3 (-0.1; 0.7)