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}}</ref> In 1986, California urologist [[Aaron J. Fink| Aaron J. Fink]], (1926-1994) adopted this idea,<ref>{{REFbook
}}</ref> In 1986, California urologist [[Aaron J. Fink| Aaron J. Fink]], (1926-1994) adopted this idea,<ref>{{REFbook
  | last=Glick
  |last=Glick
  | first=Leonard
  |first=Leonard
  | year=2005
|author-link=Leonard Glick
  | title=Marked in Your Flesh
  |year=2005
  | url=
  |title=Marked in Your Flesh
  | editor=
  |url=
  | edition=
  |editor=
  | volume=
  |edition=
  | chapter="This Little Operation", Jewish American Physicians and Twentieth-Century Circumcision Advocacy
  |volume=
  | pages=206
  |chapter="This Little Operation", Jewish American Physicians and Twentieth-Century Circumcision Advocacy
  | location=New York, New York
  |pages=206
  | publisher=Oxford University Press
  |location=New York, New York
  | isbn=0-19-517674-X
  |publisher=Oxford University Press
  | quote=What if circumcision protected against infection with HIV...
  |isbn=0-19-517674-X
  | accessdate=2011-02-19
  |quote=What if circumcision protected against infection with HIV...
  | note=
  |accessdate=2011-02-19
  |note=
}}</ref> and vehemently promoted it,<ref>{{REFjournal
}}</ref> and vehemently promoted it,<ref>{{REFjournal
  | last=Weiss
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Fink's proposal appeared in media throughout the US and Canada. Asked about his idea by a United Press reporter, Fink replied "This is nothing I can prove."<ref>{{REFbook
Fink's proposal appeared in media throughout the US and Canada. Asked about his idea by a United Press reporter, Fink replied "This is nothing I can prove."<ref>{{REFbook
  | last=Glick
  |last=Glick
  | first=Leonard
  |first=Leonard
  | year=2005
|author-link=Leonard Glick
  | title=Marked in Your Flesh
  |year=2005
  | url=
  |title=Marked in Your Flesh
  | editor=
  |url=
  | edition=
  |editor=
  | volume=
  |edition=
  | chapter="This Little Operation", Jewish American Physicians and Twentieth-Century Circumcision Advocacy
  |volume=
  | pages=207
  |chapter="This Little Operation", Jewish American Physicians and Twentieth-Century Circumcision Advocacy
  | location=New York, New York
  |pages=207
  | publisher=Oxford University Press
  |location=New York, New York
  | isbn=0-19-517674-X
  |publisher=Oxford University Press
  | quote=This is nothing I can prove.
  |isbn=0-19-517674-X
  | accessdate=2011-02-19
  |quote=This is nothing I can prove.
  | note=
  |accessdate=2011-02-19
  |note=
}}</ref> This didn't stop other physicians from conducting "research" leading to a steady stream of widely publicized articles arguing that circumcised men were less likely to contract HIV--with the result that prevention of HIV infection has now surpassed even cancer prevention as the most popular claim of circumcision advocates.
}}</ref> This didn't stop other physicians from conducting "research" leading to a steady stream of widely publicized articles arguing that circumcised men were less likely to contract HIV--with the result that prevention of HIV infection has now surpassed even cancer prevention as the most popular claim of circumcision advocates.
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===== Cameroon =====
===== Cameroon =====
In Cameroon, where 91% of the male population is circumcised, the ratio of circumcised men vs. intact men who contracted HIV was 4.1 vs. 1.1. <ref>{{REFbook
In Cameroon, where 91% of the male population is circumcised, the ratio of circumcised men vs. intact men who contracted HIV was 4.1 vs. 1.1. <ref>{{REFbook
  | last=Jembia J. Mosoko; Gislaine A. N. Affana
  |last=Mosoko
| first=
|first=Jembia J.
  | year=2005
|last2=Affana
  | title=Prévalence du VIH et facteurs associés
|first2=Gislaine A. N.
  | url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR163/16chapitre16.pdf
  |year=2005
  | editor=Calverton, MD, USA
  |title=Prévalence du VIH et facteurs associés
  | edition=Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun
  |url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR163/16chapitre16.pdf
  | volume=
  |editor=Calverton, MD, USA
  | chapter=16
  |edition=Enquête Démographique et de Santé du Cameroun
  | pages=309
  |volume=
  | location=Cameroon
  |chapter=16
  | publisher=DHS
  |pages=309
  | isbn=
  |location=Cameroon
  | quote=Contrairement aux résultats trouvés dans d’autres pays, notamment le Kenya...
  |publisher=DHS
  | accessdate=2011-06-02
  |isbn=
  | note=
  |quote=Contrairement aux résultats trouvés dans d’autres pays, notamment le Kenya...
  |accessdate=2011-06-02
  |note=
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===== Ghana =====
===== Ghana =====
In Ghana, the ratio is 1.6 vs 1.4 (95.3% circumcised). ''"...the vast majority of Ghanaian men (95 percent) are circumcised... There is little difference in the HIV prevalence by circumcision status..."''<ref>{{REFbook
In Ghana, the ratio is 1.6 vs 1.4 (95.3% circumcised). ''"...the vast majority of Ghanaian men (95 percent) are circumcised... There is little difference in the HIV prevalence by circumcision status..."''<ref>{{REFbook
  | last=L. Marum; J. Muttunga; F. Munene
  |last=Marum
  | first=
|first=L.
  | year=Central Bureau of Statistics
|last2=Muttunga
  | title=HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors
|first2=J.
  | url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR152/13Chapter13.pdf
|last3=Munene
  | work=Kenya: Demographic and Health Survey 2003
  |first3=F.
  | editor=
  |year=Central Bureau of Statistics
  | edition=
  |title=HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors
  | volume=
  |url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR152/13Chapter13.pdf
  | chapter=13
  |work=Kenya: Demographic and Health Survey 2003
  | pages=250-251
  |editor=
  | location=Nairobi, Kenya
  |edition=
  | publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics
  |volume=
  | isbn=
  |chapter=13
  | quote=...the vast majority of Ghanaian men (95 percent) are circumcised... There is little difference in the HIV prevalence by circumcision status...
  |pages=250-251
  | accessdate=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR152/13Chapter13.pdf
  |location=Nairobi, Kenya
  | note=
  |publisher=Central Bureau of Statistics
  |isbn=
  |quote=...the vast majority of Ghanaian men (95 percent) are circumcised... There is little difference in the HIV prevalence by circumcision status...
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not circumcised (13 percent compared with 10 percent). In Malawi, the majority of men are not
not circumcised (13 percent compared with 10 percent). In Malawi, the majority of men are not
circumcised (80 percent).<ref>{{REFbook
circumcised (80 percent).<ref>{{REFbook
  | last=Chipeta, John; Erik Schouten; John Aberle-Grasse
  |last=Chipeta
  | first=
|first=John
  | year=2005
|last2=Schouten
  | title=HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors
|first2=Erik
  | url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR175/12Chapter12.pdf
|last3=Aberle-Grasse
  | work=Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2004
  |first3=John
  | editor=
  |year=2005
  | edition=
  |title=HIV Prevalence and Associated Factors
  | volume=
  |url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR175/12Chapter12.pdf
  | chapter=12
  |work=Malawi Demographic and Health Survey 2004
  | pages=234
  |editor=
  | location=Calverton, Maryland
  |edition=
  | publisher=National Statistical Office
  |volume=
  | isbn=
  |chapter=12
  | quote=
  |pages=234
  | accessdate=2011-06-02
  |location=Calverton, Maryland
  | note=
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::''...where one would expect HIV to be the most rampant.''
::''...where one would expect HIV to be the most rampant.''