Table 1

Description of municipalities having low, middle and high rates of private gynaecologist visits, Finland 1999.


Low <0.242
Middle 0.242–0.333
High >0.333
Total

Number of municipalities
285
109
58
452
Number of women 20–64 years
558058
514861
472230
1545149
Mean number of women 20–64 years
1958
4724
8142
3418
Median number of women 20–64 years
1186
1639
1617
1289
Age-adjusted rate of private gynaecologist visits per 100 women1)
16.4
29.1
39.3
27.6
Age-adjusted rate of public gynaecologist visits per 100 women1)
33.1
32.9
34.1
33.3
Age-adjusted rate of total gynaecologist visits per 100 women1)
49.4
62.0
73.3
60.8

1) The number of visits and women aged 20–64 years were pooled in each category (low, middle, high).

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