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Table 3 General information about breast cancer screening by Italian public health organisations

From: Online information about mammography screening in Italy from 2014 to 2021

 

n

%

General characteristics

  

 Documents/websites

134/166

80.7

 Justified absence at work

19

14.2

 Free-of-charge test

124

92.5

 Letter of invitation

124

92.5

Screening programs by age group

  

 50–69 y.o., biennial*

65

48.5

 50–74 y.o., biennial

18

13.4

 45–49 y.o., annual/50–69 y.o., biennial

1

0.74

 40–49 y.o., annual/50–69 y.o., biennial

2

1.5

 45–69 y.o., biennial

4

2.9

 45–49 y.o., annual/50–74 y.o., biennial

19

14.2

 45–49 y.o., annual/50–69 y.o., biennial/70–75 y.o., biennial

10

7.5

 No information

45

33.6

  1. y.o. = years old
  2. *Guidelines of Italian Ministry of Health