DISTRIBUTION OF ABO AND Rh BLOOD GROUPS WITH HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SHIVALIK REGION OF HIMALAYA

Usharani R; Haroon A S; V S Gusain; M Ghosh; Farhat Jahan; P K Modak

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

DISTRIBUTION OF ABO AND Rh BLOOD GROUPS WITH HAEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SHIVALIK REGION OF HIMALAYA

Usharani R, Haroon A S, V S Gusain, M Ghosh, Farhat Jahan, P K Modak

Abstract :

Introduction: ABO and Rhesus blood groups are the utmost significant blood groups that are beneficial for transfusion purposes. The ABO and Rhesus blood groups vary from different populations, races and regions. This study was aimed for providing information on the distribution of ABO and Rhesus blood groups along with Haemoglobin concentration among undergraduate Medical students in VCSG Government Medical Science and Research Institute, Srinagar in Garhwal region of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand during last 11 years.. Materials and Methods: 1098 undergraduate medical students mostly above 18 years had undergone blood test. The tests were purely based on antigen‑antibody agglutination test by glass slide method using commercially available standard anti-sera (by Tulip Diagnostics Ltd. India). Estimation of haemoglobin was done by Sahli�s acid-hematin method. Statistical analysis done using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version-21, percentage and student�s t-test were applied to know statistical significance (p<0.5). Results: Blood group O among the ABO blood groups has the highest percentage frequency (32.1%) while blood group AB has the least percentage frequency (14%). Relationship among ABO blood groups were found O > B > A > AB. The total percentage of Rhesus-positive was 96.1% and that of Rhesus-negative was found to be 3.9%. Therefore, blood group O and Rhesus-positive has the highest frequency while blood group AB and Rhesus-negative has the least frequency. The mean concentration of haemoglobin (Hb%) with standard deviation was found 13.4 � 1.7 among males while 12.9 � 1.7 among females. Conclusion: The present study gives vital information regarding management of blood banks and transfusion services in the community.