2013-09-192013-09-192010http://hdl.handle.net/11212/249http://tinyurl.com/7utpf2qOBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated with unprotected sexual activity in females under the age of 15 years. METHODS: Cross-sectional observational study of sexually active adolescents under the age of 15 seen at a public outpatient gynecology clinic. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interviews (personal information and data on sexuality), clinical examination, and laboratory tests for diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections. Data were analyzed by frequency testing, association of variables (with ppdfBrazilInternational ResourcesPortuguese languageSexual behaviorStatisticsViolenceViolence and unsafe sexual practices in adolescents under 15 years of ageText