Prevalência da infecção pelo Papilomavírus Humano (HPV) em mulheres do sudeste do Estado do Pará / Prevalence of human Papillomavirus Infection (HPV) in females from the southeastern region of the State of Pará, Brazil
The prevalence of infection by human papillomavirus (HPV) in females of Jacundá PA Brazil and its risk factors are discussed. Current observational, descriptive, analytic and transversal study of clinical charts of females from the municipality of Jacundá and attended to in the Municipal Hospital and private clinic was undertaken between 2015 and 2016. Descriptive analysis was applied by programs Epi Info 3.5.1 and BioEstat 5.0. Further, 36.6% of people in 235 charts had HPV; femalesaged 45 years or more had the greatest prevalence (40.3%) of the infection; 28.9% had alterations in cytology. Variables such as schooling, alcoholism and altered cytology had significant association, exclusively for people between 26 and 44 years old. They are variables considered to be risk factors for the acquisition and maintenance of the virus. High prevalence of HPV occurred in the region (with 45 years old and older) with risk factors related to schooling, alcoholism and cervixcytology changes in the 26-44 years age bracket.