Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-4 | Issue-09 | 283-286
Original Research Article
Prevalence and Distribution of ABO and Rh (D) Fact
Ibrahim D. A. Sakal, Rwida A. Emberesh, Alaqilh A. Alhamoudi, Sameya T. Habhab, Mohamed A. Waddan
Published : Oct. 15, 2019
Abstract
There are differences in the distributions of AB and Rh(D) blood groups amongst different populations. The present investigation was undertaken with the aim to study ABO blood group frequency amongst a blood donors in Sabratha city - Libya. The data for ABO blood group were collected from register of Central Blood Bank, Sabratha-Libya during a period of six months (January to June 2019). A total of 5356 donor were included in the study. The frequency of blood group O (43.19%) was found to be the highest, followed by blood group A (34%), B (18.13%) and AB (4.68%). The results also indicated that (83.53%) of donors were Rh positive and (16.47%) were Rh negative. The study may give preliminary idea about blood group frequency distribution among the population of Sabratha.