Prevalence study of injuries caused by humanpapillomavirus (HPV) in the Cascavel population

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of human Papillomavirus (HPV)infection in the population of Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, correlating the risk factors with the infection and seeking to identify the general situation of the disease in the city. Records of patients from the Specialized Center for Infectious-Parasitic Diseases (CEDIP, Cascavel) were analyzed between 2010-2014 and clinical files of patients affected by some manifestation of HPV infection were included. Data on age, gender, sexual orientation, number of sexual partners in 12 months, history of another Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) or presence of STD associated with clinical manifestation of HPV infection, schooling, smoking, contraceptive use and condom use. Of 2,889 records, HPV infection affected 1,189 patients (41%). The incidence of HPV infection in Cascavel is approximately 237 new cases per year, with the most common clinical manifestation of genital warts (84%). The profile of patients most affected by the manifestations of HPV was of both genders, young (42%), at the onset of sexual activity (46%), heterosexual (91%), irregular use of condoms (69%) and use of oral contraceptives (45%). HPV infection has a high prevalence in Cascavel and requires further public health measures to control the disease.