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Studies suggest that about 62% of African males are circumcised. [23] However, the rate varies widely between different regions, and among ethnic and religious groups, with Muslim North Africans practising it for religious reasons, central Africans as part of ethnic rituals or local custom, and some traditionally non-circumcising populations in the South recently adopting the practice due to ...
Male circumcision: global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety and acceptability. This report is the result of collaborative work between the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Based on: 13. Demographic and health surveys.
English: Male circumcision prevalence by country according to sources from Circumcision Reference and Commentary Service. For this file red is used for the less circumcising countries. For this file red is used for the less circumcising countries.
Circumcision is widely practiced among Christian communities in the Anglosphere, Oceania, [40] South Korea, the Philippines, and the Middle East. [41] Circumcision is rare in Europe, East Asia, as well as in India. Christians in the East and West Indies (excluding the Philippines) do not practice it.
What are the risks of circumcision? Marchand says that even though circumcision with clamps is a very simple surgical procedure, there can be complications. “There might be some bleeding or ...
Actor Melusi Yeni became the 1 millionth VMMC against HIV/AIDS transmission in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [28]There is a consensus among the world's major medical organizations and in the academic literature that circumcision is an efficacious intervention for HIV prevention in high-risk populations if carried out by medical professionals under safe conditions.
Christian communities in some Anglosphere countries, Oceania, South Korea, the Philippines, the Middle East and Africa have high circumcision rates, [75] while Christian communities in the United Kingdom, Europe and South America have low circumcision rates.
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