Table 1.
Organizational quality indicator results from the first three national screening rounds in Denmark
| Indicator | Standard | Round III, missing (%) | Round I, proportion (95% CI) | Round II, proportion (95% CI) | Round III, proportion (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participation: invited women who participated in the screening program/all invited women | >75% | – | 79.0 (78.9–79.1) | 81.7 (81.6–81.8) | 83.9 (83.8–84.0) |
| Participation: invited women who participated/target populationa | Not determined | – | 74.3 (74.2–74.4) | 81.7 (81.4–81.6) | 75.3 (75.5–75.7) |
| Time from screening to result: proportion of women who received their result ≤10 days after screening/all women screened | >95% | 2.0 | 69.0 (68.8–69.1) | 84.3 (84.2–84.4) | 78.5 (78.3–78.6) |
| Screening interva: women who are reinvited to screening within 2 years ±3 months/all women reinvited for screening | Minimum 98% | – | Not relevant | 51.5 (51.3–51.6) | 74.4 (74.3–74.6) |
Notes: Standard: the acceptable level of quality for each indicator defined by the steering committee for DKMS.
a
The number of women aged 50–69 years residing in Denmark in January 1, 2008, 2010, and 2012, obtained from Statistics Denmark.
Abbreviations: DKMS, Danish Quality Database for Mammography Screening; CI, confidence interval.