Study of prevalence of blood groups among male and female students of Patna medical college and hospital, Patna Bihar: A retrospective cross-sectional study
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Abstract: The ABO system was the first human blood group system to be discovered by Australian scientist Karl Landsteiner in 1900.Later Landsteiner and Alexander S. Wiener defined the Rh blood group. Rh system composed of many antigens, D is most antigenic. To create and motivate healthy and educated blood donor for needful emergency patients. 2. To know any pattern of distribution of blood groups among male and female subjects exist or not in the students of Patna medical college and hospital. 3. To compare with other data of similar study within India and all over the world and to know the relative deficiency of particular group at time of need. The data were collected from the Deptt. Of Physiology from the record available from 2014-15 to 2015-16. The subjects were healthy MBBS students of batch 2015 and 2016. The total numbers of students were 285. The students were from various districts of Bihar mainly. ABO and Rh typing was done by antigen antibody agglutination test by available standard antiseras i.e. nti A, anti B and Anti D. Blood groups were done by slide agglutination method. In oth the batches of students B+ and O+ blood groups were maximum where Rh – blood groups in 2015 batch is 3.5% and in 2016 batch is 4.9% only. Healthy blood groups onors are emergency requirement of the any medical colleges and hospital. This study creates awareness amongst medical students and other healthy professional groups of blood donors to involve in such noble job in saving life by donating rare blood groups in emergency patients. Keywords:ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group, Healthy blood donor, Prevalence of blood groups in students of PMCH, Bihar
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Vibha Rani, Anjali Verma, S. N Sharma, Sanjay Kumar
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