Umbilical cord blood “How long does it last? Does it ever expire?”: A study on general population’s awareness
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Paediatrics and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Acord blood bankis a facility which storesumbilical cord blood UCBfor future use in treating diseases of the blood and immune systems Butit is not known how long cord blood can be stored and its cells remain viable So it is a big problem for the general public to go for storage and at the same time about the affordability of the unknown longevity and viability of UCBIn the present study we tried to know the awareness among general public about the UCB and its longevity viability and their affordabilityMaterials and Methods The study was conducted in a tertiary level teaching hospitals NRI medical college and general hospital over one year period from Nov 2016 to Oct 2017 with ethical committee approval Our study is a cross sectional study consist of 802 general public based on questionnaire on 20 questions such as Age sex education socio economic status what is cord blood its use cost longevityResult During our study period out of 802 general public 51364 were aware of UCBB 408 educated 105 uneducated and 28936 are unaware 284 out of 449 56 people had knowledge about the cord blood storage longevity which was more than 20 years and the lowest 5 to 10 years by only 30 aware people of 6508Conclusion The knowledge about how long to store and its cost in uneducated people is poor So local and central bodies related to health should give recommendation and guideline related to storage and usefulness to all people and health professional at grass root levelKeywords Umbilical cord blood UCB Hematopoietic progenitor cells HPCs Hematopoietic stem cells HSCs
Authors and Affiliations
Jaganmohan Rao Lukka, Sudhanshu Kumar Das, Monalisha Subhudhi
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