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}}</ref> Religions that require [[circumcision]] are little practiced in [[China]].
The article alluded to a possible improvement in sexual function,<ref name="scmp2024" /> however there is little, if any evidence to support that view.<ref>{{REFweb
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The SCMP reports a prevalence of circumcision of 14 percent in [[China]],<ref name="scmp2024" /> which is far in excess of all medical requirements. Gordon & Collin (1993) estimated that only 1 to 2 percent of boys actually need a circumcision.<ref>{{REFjournal
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}}</ref> Pan et al. (2012) reported that [[adult circumcision| circumcisions are done later]] when needed to treat tight [[foreskin]], so the prevalence of [[circumcision]] is only 2.66 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Acceptability of early infant male circumcision among chinese parents: strategy implications of HIV prevention for china
|journal=BMC Public Health
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|date=2012-09-04
|volume=12
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|article=738
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|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549833/pdf/1471-2458-12-738.pdf
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|quote=China lacks the history and cultural norms endorsing circumcision.
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|DOI=10.1186/1471-2458-12-738
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