Vol. 5 (01) pp. 2917-2920 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3092

THE DISTRIBUTION OF ABO BLOOD GROUPS AND RHESUS FACTOR AMONG REGULAR BLOOD DONORS IN AL-MADINAH AL-MONAWARAH , SAUDI ARABIA 2016 .

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Abstract

Objectives:The study aimed to determine the distribution of ABO and Rhesus D (RhD)blood groups in Al-Madinah Blood Bank regular donors . Methods:A cross-sectional study that was carried out at Al-Madinah Blood Bankduring the period from 21 November 2016 to 15 December 2016 . The participants were regular blood donors , and the samples were collected during the time of blood donation. Results: The frequencies of ABO groups were 45.3% for O group, 27.7% for A group , 18.9% for B group and 8.1% for AB group. For Rhesus factor it was 87.9% positive and 12.1% negative.

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Abdullah Mohammed AlBilali, Omar Badr AlFraidy, Hatem Hussein AlHarbi, Sultan Jameel Mhros, Hussam Atallah AlSayed, Khaled Majdi Tolah, Abduljawad Salem AlHarbi and Azhar AbdulRahman Kurban. (2017); THE DISTRIBUTION OF ABO BLOOD GROUPS AND RHESUS FACTOR AMONG REGULAR BLOOD DONORS IN AL-MADINAH AL-MONAWARAH , SAUDI ARABIA 2016 ., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 5 (01), 2917-2920, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3092

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Abdullah Mohammed Albilali
Taibah University

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