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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" />
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."<ref name="ku2003">{{REFjournal
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===Prevalence of circumcision===
===Prevalence of circumcision===