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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 |last=Ku |first= |init= |author-link= |last2=Kim |first2= |init2= |author2-link= |last3=Lee |first3= |init3= |author3-link= |last4=Park |first4= |init4= |author4-link= |etal=no |title=Circumcision practice patterns in South Korea: community based survey |trans-title= |language=Sexually Transmitted Infections |journal= |location= |date=2003 |volume= |issue= |article= |page= |pages= |url=https://sti.bmj.com/content/79/1/65.abstract |archived= |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2021-06-07}}</ref>