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To obtain information on the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) health education and risk-reduction behavior needs of university students in Nigeria, 252 undergraduates from five academic departments at the University of Ibadan completed a KAP survey. 41.7% were from the Faculty of Medicine; the remainder were enrolled in the Faculties of Education and the Arts, Social Sciences, Science and Technology, and Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine. 90.6% of students were familiar with the term AIDS. 58.7% knew AIDS is caused by a virus, but 72.6% believed AIDS could be transmitted through kissing, hugging, or shaking hands. The major sources of information were newspapers (51.7%), radio (27.5%), and magazines (10.3%). Persons identified as at risk of AIDS included homosexuals (85.3%), intravenous drug users (79.4%), promiscuous persons (79.4%), hemophiliacs (21.0%), bar maids (18.2%), and blood transfusion recipients (78.6%). 61.9% cited safe sex as the primary method of AIDS prevention. Aversion toward people with AIDS was the norm, and 78.2% believed AIDS patients should be isolated. Only 40.1% regarded AIDS as a serious problem in Nigeria. 48.0% did not consider themselves at any risk of AIDS, and 59.5% felt that educated people are unlikely to become infected. On the other hand, 48.0% reported multiple sex partners in the five years preceding the survey and 29.2% had had sexual relations when travelling outside of Nigeria. The medical students were no more likely to be sensitive to AIDS patients, concerned about the seriousness of Nigeria's AIDS epidemic, or committed to safe sex practices than their counterparts in other academic departments. The discrepancy between students' knowledge of AIDS and continued practice of high-risk behaviors and minimization of their personal susceptibility indicates a need for educational programs on university campuses.
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PMID:AIDS knowledge, attitude and behaviour patterns among university students in Ibadan, Nigeria. 762 99

Three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures were created with the use of fur keratin associated proteins (F-KAPs) as scaffolds. The procedure of preparation F-KAP involves combinations of chemical activation and enzymatic digestion. The best result in porosity and heterogeneity of F-KAP surface was received during pepsin digestion. The F-KAP had a stable structure, no changes were observed after heat treatment, shaking and washing. The 0.15-0.5 mm fraction had positive effect for formation of 3D scaffolds and cell culturing. Living rat mesenchymal cells on the F-KAP with no abnormal morphology were observed by SEM during 32 days of cell culturing.
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PMID:Can Keratin Scaffolds be used for Creating Three-dimensional Cell Cultures? 3229 20