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.

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Soonam John

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Soonam John (2017). Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Study from A Tertiary Care Centre in South Kerala. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research, 4(11), 2314-2316. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-424075