Blood Group Distribution in a Study Population and their Associated Rhesus Factor (Uganda)

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dc.contributor.authorMukinda, Frank Kamya
dc.contributor.authorLule, Herman
dc.contributor.authorKalange, Muhamudu
dc.contributor.authorEchoru, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorNinsiima, Herbert Izo
dc.contributor.authorKasozi, Keneth Iceland
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T12:02:58Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T12:02:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionThe article is availableen_US
dc.description.abstractWhole blood transfusions have continuously been done in medical hospitals as the major line of emergency recovery on the African continent as a result of limited infrastructure despite of the fact that the general blood group status is poorly understood. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalent blood groups and their associated rhesus factor. This was a cross sectional study conducted for a period of two months at Kampala International University Teaching Hospital involving a total of 47 undergraduate students, blood was picked by pricking the index finger and placed on a white tile from which the antigens were added to it. The study revealed that majority (53.2%) of the population had blood group O with the greatest prevalence being in the male population and blood group B was the second prevalent blood group in this study. This would probably be due to the establishment of endemic stability with malaria infections in the community. This would be due to genetic selection thus favoring the proliferation of the B and O blood groups as they appear to offer a mutuality protective advantage against plasmodium parasites. The major associated Rhesus factor were of O+ (53.2%) and B+ (21.3%) which showed that there was a significant downward shift in the levels of the Rhesus antigen. Blood group O was the most prevalent probably due to its evolutionary advantage in the region. Phenotypic expression need to be investigated further for the development of a strong hematological team in various rural communities.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2320-6691
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/1574
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScholars Academic and Scientific Publisheren_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesScholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences (SJAMS);3(3D):1309-1311
dc.subjectBlood groupsen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectBlood Distributionen_US
dc.subjectRhesus Factoren_US
dc.titleBlood Group Distribution in a Study Population and their Associated Rhesus Factor (Uganda)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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