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==Promotion of male circumcision in China== | ==Promotion of male circumcision in China== | ||
Anecdotal evidence reports there are many posters seen in China which promote the practice of circumcision. | Anecdotal evidence reports there are many posters seen in China which promote the practice of circumcision. It is thought that "[o]nly high-stakes financial and/or scientific advantage could explain the Chinese enthusiasm."<ref>Dr Chris Coughran. (28 February 2025) Personal communication.</ref> | ||
===Use of HIV to promote circumcision in China=== | ===Use of HIV to promote circumcision in China=== | ||
Circumcision has been falsely claimed to prevent [[infection]] with [[HIV]] by three African randomized controlled trials (RCTs). [[Gregory J. Boyle|Boyle]] & [[George Hill|Hill]] (2011) studied their reports and found disabling methodological and statistical errors that invalidated their purported findings.<ref name="boyle-hill2011">{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref> Regardless of these findings, Chinese medical doctors seem to be pushing for adoption of circumcision to prevent [[HIV]] infection. Numerous papers in the Chinese medical literature advocate circumcision to prevent HIV infection among both heterosexuals and homosexuals. | Circumcision has been falsely claimed to prevent [[infection]] with [[HIV]] by three African randomized controlled trials (RCTs). [[Gregory J. Boyle|Boyle]] & [[George Hill|Hill]] (2011) studied their reports and found disabling methodological and statistical errors that invalidated their purported findings.<ref name="boyle-hill2011">{{BoyleGJ HillG 2011}}</ref> Regardless of these findings, Chinese medical doctors seem to be pushing for adoption of circumcision to prevent [[HIV]] infection. Numerous papers in the Chinese medical literature advocate circumcision to prevent HIV infection among both heterosexuals and homosexuals. | ||
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* {{URLwikipedia|China|China}} | * {{URLwikipedia|China|China}} | ||
* {{REFnews | |||
|title=Aids expert sceptical about benefits of male circumcision | |||
|url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2007/2007-10-12_scmp.ph | |||
|last=Lim | |||
|first=Lina | |||
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|publisher=South China Morning Post | |||
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|date=2007-10-12 | |||
|accessdate=2024-07-28 | |||
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|quote=Recent studies have shown no evidence that male circumcision lessened the spread of HIV, a leading expert on the disease says. | |||
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|url=https://intactamerica.org/cultures-that-reject-circumcision/ | |||
|title=Cultures That Reject Circumcision—And Why They’re Right | |||
|last=Alissa | |||
|first=Kristel | |||
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-02-23 | |||
|accessdate=2025-05-08 | |||
}} | |||
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[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
[[Category:Circumcision]] | [[Category:Circumcision]] | ||
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