Table 1

Participation and selection in three screening rounds in South Limburg

Round 1Round 2Round 3Overall
Invited13 26925 21438 42876 911
Filled in questionnaire (% of invited)2.973 (22.4) (M: 16.5; F: 28.8)3825 (15.2) (M: 10.9; F: 19.8)4381 (11.4) (M: 7.9; F: 15.2)111 79 (14.5) (M: 10.4; F: 19.0)
Average score (95% CI)*6.16 (6.07 to 6.25) (M: 5.6; F: 6.5)6.41 (6.33 to 6.48) (M: 5.9; F: 6.7)6.30 (6.23 to 6.37) (M: 5.8; F: 6.6)6.30 (6.26 to 6.35) (M: 5.8; F: 6.6)
Sufficient score to request test package (% of respondents)1851 (62.3) (M: 52.8; F: 68.1)2480 (64.8) (M: 57.3; F: 69.3)2777 (63.4) (M: 56.1; F: 67.4)7108 (63.5) (M: 55.6; F: 68.3)
Package requested (% of selected)1782 (96.3)2392 (96.5)2665 (96.0)6839 (96.2)
Package returned (% of package requests) (% of invitees)1429 (80.2) (10.8)1927 (80.6) (7.6)2149 (80.6) (5.6)5505 (80.5) (7.2)
Positive test (% of tested)73 (5.1) (M: 5.4; F: 5.0)103 (5.3) (M: 4.3; F: 5.8)90 (4.2) (M: 3.1; F: 4.7)266 (4.8) (M 4.1; F 5.1)
  • * Average score of all persons who filled in the questionnaire.

  • Based on sufficient score of 6.