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[[File:Flag_of_South_Korea.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of South Korea]] | [[File:Flag_of_South_Korea.svg|thumb|150px|Flag of South Korea]] | ||
'''South Korea''', a traditionally non-circumcising nation, nevertheless, adopted the practice of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] during and after the Korean War (1950-53). The adoption of [[circumcision]] may be traced to 1950, when the [[United States]], which was then a nation devoted to circumcision, intervened in the Korean War (1950-53) and large numbers of mostly [[circumcised]] American troops were sent into South Korea to aid in its defense.<ref name="kim1999">{{REFjournal | '''South Korea''', a traditionally non-circumcising nation, nevertheless, adopted the practice of non-therapeutic [[circumcision]] during and after the Korean War (1950-53). The adoption of [[circumcision]] may be traced to 1950, when the [[United States]], which was then a nation devoted to circumcision, intervened in the Korean War (1950-53) and large numbers of mostly [[circumcised]] American troops, attended by mostly [[circumcised doctors]] in the American medical corps, were sent into South Korea to aid in its defense.<ref name="kim1999">{{REFjournal | ||
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===Usual age for circumcision=== | ===Usual age for circumcision=== | ||
Most Korean males are [[circumcised]] not in infancy but at puberty, as teenagers or in their 20s, so it is now viewed as a "rite of passage". [[Circumcision]] in infancy is rare in South Korea.<ref name="kim1999" /> Ku ''et al''. (2003) reported "a positive attitude toward circumcision in South Korean men, linking it with hygienic practices." They also reported the decision to circumcise was most often made by parents.<ref name="ku2003">{{REFjournal | Most Korean males are [[circumcised]] not in infancy but at [[puberty]], as teenagers or in their 20s, so it is now viewed as a "rite of passage". [[Circumcision]] in infancy is rare in South Korea.<ref name="kim1999" /> Ku ''et al''. (2003) reported "a positive attitude toward circumcision in South Korean men, linking it with hygienic practices." They also reported the decision to circumcise was most often made by parents.<ref name="ku2003">{{REFjournal | ||
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|DOI=10.1186/1471-2458-12-1067 | |DOI=10.1186/1471-2458-12-1067 | ||
|accessdate=2012-01 | |accessdate=2012-01 | ||
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The percentage of males [[circumcised]] in South Korea (prevalence) is reported to be 77%.<ref>{{REFweb | |||
|url=https://circstatistics.github.io/ | |||
|title=Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates | |||
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|publisher=https://circstatistics.github.io | |||
|date=2024-04-01 | |||
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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Dai Sik Kim]] | * [[Dai Sik Kim]] | ||
* [[Foreskin restoration information for circumcised teens]] | |||
* [[Intact South Korea]] | * [[Intact South Korea]] | ||
* [[Human rights]] | * [[Human rights]] | ||
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[[Category:Male circumcision]] | [[Category:Male circumcision]] | ||
[[Category:Country]] | |||
[[Category:Human rights]] | [[Category:Human rights]] | ||
[[Category:Korea]] | [[Category:Korea]] | ||