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'''UNICEF''' promotes the [[circumcision]] of children in violation of international [[human rights]] law as [[HIV ]] prevention policy.<ref>{{REFweb
|quote=[...] the Government and UNICEF are working together to introduce infant male circumcision [...]
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|Text=Young people everywhere need accurate and relevant information about sexual and reproductive health and [[HIV ]] transmission, as well as opportunities to build risk-reduction skills. They also need access to appropriate [[HIV ]] prevention services, including voluntary counseling and testing, harm reduction, sexual and reproductive health services, PMTCT and <span style="background:#d7f5ff">male circumcision</span>, and to commodities including condoms.
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Point of Interest: In recent studies, [[HIV ]] transmission was found to be more prevalent in circumcised males in Swaziland. The drive to circumcise the majority of Swazi men continues none the less.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|url=http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/FR202/FR202.pdf
|quote=As Table 14.10 shows, the relationship between [[HIV ]] prevalence and circumcision status is not in the expected direction. Circumcised men have a slightly higher [[HIV ]] infection rate than men who are not circumcised (22 percent compared with 20 percent)
|accessdate=2011-05-06
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