DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i04.014

Pages: 276-279

Blood group is a system of antigens present on the surface of red blood cells. Up till now about 700 red cells antigen have been identified. The majority are inherited by Mendelian Fashion. The ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group system are major systems and most important for blood transfusion purposes, parental testing, legal medicine and in population genetic study. Aim and objective of the study is to determine age and sex wise frequency and distribution ABO and Rh blood group patterns among blood donors in Latur, Maharashtra and compare with other data from similar studies. A retrospective study was conducted at Blood bank, MIMSR Medical college, Blood bank Govt. Medical college and Bhalachandra blood bank, LATUR over a period of six years from 1st January 2007 to 31st December 2012. Blood group of the blood donors was determined by commercially available standard monoclonal antisera by test tube agglutination technique. Out of 106308 blood donors, 98707 (92.85%) were male and 7601 (7.15%)were female. The commonest ABO blood group observed was B (37.98 %) followed by O (27.64%), A (24.89 %) and AB (9.47 %); while in rhesus system, 95.19% donors were Rh-positive and 4.81% donors were Rh negative. The study had a significant implication regarding the inventory management of blood bank and transfusion services for the patient admitted in our secondary care teaching hospital.