Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Study from A Tertiary Care Centre in South Kerala
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Introduction: The ABO and Rh blood group systems are the most important blood group systems in Transfusion Medicine. This study was carried out with an objective to study the distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among blood donors in South Kerala, India which is essential for effectual management of blood inventory. Material and methods: It is a retrospective study carried out in the Department of Transfusion Medicine, Government Medical College Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from July 2016 to June 2017. The study was done on 30,839 blood donors. The ABO grouping and Rh typing was done using tube agglutination method with antisera A, B, O and Rh and freshly prepared pooled A and B cells. The frequency of ABO and Rh blood groups were reported in simple percentages. Results: The distribution of ABO blood group was; blood group O (37.86%); blood group B (29.10%); blood group A (26.27%) and blood group AB (6.77%). The proportions of Rhesus (D) positive and Rhesus (D) negative were 90.48% and 9.52% respectively. There was a higher rate of male blood donation than females. Conclusion: The most common blood group among donors was O positive and the least common was AB negative.
Authors and Affiliations
Soonam John
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP424075
- DOI -
- Views 132
- Downloads 0
Open Labelled Pilot Study of Topically Applied Curcumin Versus Standard Treatment on Chronic Wound Healing
Introduction: Failure of the timely and orderly reparative process to establish the anatomic and functional integrity results in chronic wound. Inflammation is essential for normal wound healing, but an unchecked inflamm...
Knowledge and Attitude about Stem Cells among Pregnant Mothers of Srinagar, India
Introduction: Stem Cells are very unique cells and have been isolated from the dental pulp, exfoliated deciduous teeth, the periodontal ligament, the dental follicle and the dental papilla. Adult dental stem cells can di...
Knowledge of Teachers and Parents About Emergency Management of Dental Trauma in Qassim Province, Saudi Arabia
Introduction: Traumatic dent alveolar injuries are repeated in youngers and children, engaging to appearance of psychosocial problems and affecting their oral structures, teeth, soft tissues and alveolar bone. The most s...
A Comparion of Diagnostic Efficacy of Closed Pleural Biopsy and Thoracoscopic Guided Pleural Biopsy in Patients with Pleural Effusion: A Clinical Study
A Comparion of Diagnostic Efficacy of Closed Pleural Biopsy and Thoracoscopic Guided Pleural Biopsy in Patients with Pleural Effusion: A Clinical Study
Aspirin Intake and Significant Post Extraction Bleeding – Are They Related?
Introduction: Anti-platelet therapy is indicated for patients mostly for various cardiovascular conditions. It is not uncommon for such patients to present with dental problems requiring extraction. Continuing anti-plate...