Distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among undergraduate students of allied and healthcare at Malla Reddy university, Telangana, India

Essgir, Prem Kumar and Nandagiri, Soumya (2025) Distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups among undergraduate students of allied and healthcare at Malla Reddy university, Telangana, India. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 25 (2). pp. 631-636. ISSN 2581-9615

Introduction: Karl Landsteiner was an Austrian scientist discovered ABO blood group system in 1900 and Rh system in 1940. Blood groups are the antigens which are present on Red blood cells (RBCs), White blood cells (WBCs), platelets and body fluids such as saliva etc. The ABO system and Rh blood group system are most important significant systems in blood transfusion. Methodology: The study was done at School of Allied and Healthcare Sciences, Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad from June to August 2024. Capillary blood was collected from each participant and tested for blood grouping by slide method. Results: A total of 988 students were participated. Among these 304 were male and 684 were female. O Blood group was most prevalent (41.2%), followed by B (34.5%), A (18.6%) and AB (5.56%). Conclusion: In this study, among allied healthcare students, O blood type is the most prevalent, while blood type AB is the least common in both male and female.