author(s)
YD Stella

abstract
Hematopoietic stem cells from umbilical cord blood are easily obtained and can be used to treat a range of cancerous and non-cancerous conditions in both adults and children. A research was carried out to determine how well B.Sc. nursing students in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, learned about cord blood banks using a structured teaching programme. Pre-experimental research was conducted, using a single group pre-test and post-test design. One of the independent variables was an organised curriculum on cord blood banks. To choose the samples, a suitable non-probability sampling approach was applied. 60 B.Sc. nursing students from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, are included in the study. The pre-test mean was 9.52 with that of SD ±3.15 and post- test mean was 17.62 with that of SD ±3.59. The pre-test knowledge level of all the adolescent was average 58.33%, 41.67% inadequate and o% adequate and post-test knowledge level 30% average, 70% adequate and 0% inadequate knowledge. The obtained t-value (14.33) was statistically highly significant at 0.05 levels.