Occurrence of ABO and Rh D blood groups in Sudanese population attending blood bank, Gezira state, Wad Madani, Sudan, 2021
Department of pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wad Madani, Sudan.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2022, 16(02), 236–251
Publication history:
Received on 30 August 2022; revised on 25 October 2022; accepted on 27 October 2022
Abstract:
Objective: To detect the frequency of ABO and Rh D blood groups among Sudanese blood donors attending the Gezira center for Trauma and Orthopedic Blood Bank in Wad Madani.
Material and Methods: One thousand male blood donors were enrolled in the study, ABO typing and Rh D were performed using the classical slide method.
Results: The study revealed that frequency percentage of ABO blood phenotypes in the total samples were as follows: O (51%), A (30%), B (14%) and AB (5%), The Majority (97.4%) of the subjects were Rh (D) positive and only 2.6% were Rh negative.
Conclusion: The frequency of ABO blood groups among the Sudanese was similar some extend with world ABO distribution with predominance of Rh D positive.
Keywords:
ABO blood groups; Rhesus D; Blood Donors; Blood bank
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