| human papillomavirus infection in sexually active adolescent females: prevalence and risk factors. | we examined the prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) infection, and associated risk factors for infection with hpv types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, and 35, in 661 sexually active adolescent females attending family planning clinics. fifteen percent were positive for hpv dna by rna-dna dot-blot hybridization. more than 60% of the hpv-positive subjects harbored at least one of the following cancer-related hpv types: 16, 18, 31, 33, or 35. those with hpv had a mean range of four to 10 lifetime sexu ... | 1990 | 2175024 |