Table 2: Cervical and colorectal cancer screening among Screen Test and Screen Test-EACS clients who had a mammogram through one of these programs during the study period.
| Variable | Program; women aged 50-69 yr screened for cervical cancer | Program; women aged 50-74 yr screened for colorectal cancer | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Test n = 6174 |
Screen Test-EACS n = 958 |
Screen Test n = 7185 |
Screen Test-EACS n = 1082 |
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| No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) | |
| Total screened* | 623 | 10.1 (9.3-10.8) | 263 | 27.5 (24.6-30.3) | 782 | 10.9 (10.2-11.6) | 243 |
22.5 (20.0-24.9) |
| Up to date 6 w before mammogram | 2940 | 47.6 (46.4-48.9) | 464 | 48.4 (45.3-51.6) | 2150 | 29.9 (28.9-31.0) | 348 |
32.2 (29.4-35.0) |
| Up to date 3 mo after mammogram | 3241 | 52.5 (51.3-53.7) | 603 | 62.9 (59.9-66.0) | 2678 | 37.3 (36.2-38.4) | 527 |
48.7 (45.7-51.7) |
| Net increase† | 301 | 4.9 (4.3-5.4) | 139 | 14.5 (12.3-6.7) | 528 | 7.4(6.8-8.0) | 179 | 16.5(14.3-18.8) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, EACS = Enhanced Access to Cervical and Colorectal Cancer Screening.
*Women screened within the period 6 w before to 3 mo after their mammogram.
†Calculated as the difference between the number of women up to date with screening for this type of cancer 3 mo after the date of their mammogram and the number of women up to date with screening for this type of cancer 6 weeks before the date of their mammogram.