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Table 5 Women's knowledge of the recommended initiation, cessation and frequency of mammographic screening through BreastScreen Australia, NBCC Breast Health Survey 2003.*

From: The 2003 Australian Breast Health Survey: survey design and preliminary results

Age

Percent (99% CI)

Initiation of screening, 50 years†

41.1 (38.1, 44.1)

By decade

 

   <30

8.1 (6.3, 9.9)

   30–39

11.8 (9.8, 13.9)

   40–49

36.9 (34.0, 40.0)

   50–59

42.5 (39.4, 45.5)

   60–69

0.6 (0.2, 1.1)

Cessation of screening, 69 years

0.6 (0.1, 1.1)

By decade

 

   Never stop

61.4 (58.3, 64.5)

   <30

0.1 (0.0, 0.4)

   30–39

0.1 (0.0, 0.4)

   40–49

0.4 (0.0, 0.8)

   50–59

1.0 (0.4, 1.7)

   60–69

5.4 (3.9, 6.8)

   70–79

24.7 (22.0, 27.4)

   80+

6.9 (5.3, 8.6)

Frequency of screening

 

   Biannually

1.4 (0.7, 2.0)

   Annually

20.1 (17.7, 22.6)

   Biennially†

71.2 (68.5, 74.0)

   Less often than biennially

1.9 (1.0, 2.7)

   Only when doctor recommends

0.02 (0.0, 0.08)

   Other

0.6 (0.0, 1.1)

   Can't Say

4.8 (3.5, 6.1)

  1. * Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NBCC, National Breasts Cancer Centre.
  2. † Ages and frequency as recommended by the BreastScreen Australia Program.