TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF HUMAN STEM CELL SOURCES IN MEDICAL AND PARAMEDICAL STUDENTS OF MEDICAL COLLEGE- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Introduction: Stem cells have the ability to build every tissue in thehuman body. Hence, they have great potential for futuretherapeutic uses in tissue regeneration and repair.Umbilical Cord Blood also contains stemcells that can differentiate into other types, such ascartilage, fat, hepatic, cardiac, and neural cells. Aim: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and awareness about stem cells and its sources among Undergraduate and postgraduate students. Material And Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire based study was carried out among postgraduate andundergraduate medical and allied students of the medical college for a period of six months regarding knowledge and awarenessabout Stem Cells and its sources. Results: This study included 300 participants. Data from this study revealed a high level of awareness and knowledge of the stem cells among the undergraduate and postgraduate students. Conclusion: Our results showed excellent knowledge about sources of stem cell among the medical and para medical students.