Adolescence is a period of a woman’s life marked by biological and psychological transformations that intensely influence future health. These women are more susceptible to STD. HPV infection is one of the most frequent STD, it is important to evaluate its prevalence because its link to uterine cancer. This study evaluated the prevalence of the HPV genital infection in the adolescent female population in Belém. These data were correlate to sociodemographic factors including social conduct, and reproductive behavior. A transversal study was conducted between August 2009 and August 2011 with 134 women between 13 and 19 years of age who visited the Maternal Unit for Children and Adolescents of Belém for Pap screening tests. The selected patients answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic data, behavioral and reproductive. Cervicovaginal material was collected for conventional cytology and for DNA HPV test by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The association of HPV infection and selected risk factors was assessed using the chi-square 2χ and/or the Fisher exact test, all with an alpha level of 0.05. The HPV genital infection had a prevalence of 22%, HPV 58 being the most prevalent with 31% and the least common HPV 11 with 3.4%. Among the HPV positive adolescents, there were 51% HPV infections that were not included in the quadrivalent vaccine (6, 11, 6, and 18). 72,2% had infection with at least one of the HPVs in the high risk group. There were cytological changes in 6.2% of pap smears. Risk factors associated with genital HPV infection in this study were schooled for more than eight years, with first sexual intercourse after 14 years, use of oral contraceptives for more than a year, and current use of oral contraceptives, pregnancy at 14 years or less, and abnormal cytological findings. The study results showed the prevalence of high risk HPV in non-immune-preventable cervical samples, demonstrates the need for new policies for primary and secondary prevention involving adolescents through instruction and guidance thus motivating them to actively participate in promoting their own health.
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