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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 | 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=== | ||
Kim | Kim et al. carried out a survey of men in the Seoul area. They found that in the 16-25 year old age group 91 percent had been circumcised, with lesser percentages with increasing age groups.<ref name="kim1999" /> | ||
==Results of large scale survey== | ==Results of large scale survey== | ||