Frequency of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups: A Study among the donors of Sir.T.Hospital Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
Background & Objectives: The ABO blood group system was the first human blood group system to be discovered by Landsteiner in 1900. The second type of blood group is the rhesus system. There are only two Rh phenotype such as Rh positive and Rh negative, depending on whether Rh antigen is present on the red cell or not. The frequency of ABO and Rh phenotypes in different populations has been extensively studied. The present study was done to assess the prevalence of blood groups in different categories of bhavnagar and to compare our results with other studies conducted in India and elsewhere in the world and its multipurpose future utilities for the health planner. Materials and Method: A retrospective study was carried out on 40416 blood donors (male and female) during a period of three year from 1st January2012 to 31st December 2014, donors were selected and screened for study in the sir. T. Hospital Blood Bank, Bhavnagar Gujrat. India. . Each sample of donors was tested for ABO and Rhesus group status using antisera (Eryclone Monoclonal ABO/Rh, Tulip Diagnostic Ltd. Goa, India) combined slide and tube method Results: The frequency of various blood group according to present study, from table -1: B+ve 33.4%, O+ve 29.4%, A+ve 21.86%, AB+VE 8.9%, B-ve 2.3%, O-ve 2%, A-ve 1.46% & rarest being AB-ve 0.7% Also from Table 2: Rh-Group positive are 93.57% and Rh –Neg less common with 6.42% prevalence Conclusion group “B” is most common Blood group in Bhavnagar population followed by “O”A,and AB Blood Group, also RhGroup positive are 93.57% and Rh –Neg less common with 6.42% prevalence
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Dr. Bhavin Padhariya
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