TY - JOUR A1 - Badge, Sachin A1 - Ovhal, Anjalee A1 - Azad, Khemlal A1 - Meshram, Avinash T1 - Distribution of blood groups in blood donors in the blood bank of Jagdalpur, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh Y1 - 2017/1/1 JF - Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University JO - Med J DY Patil Univ SP - 32 EP - 35 VL - 10 IS - 1 UR - https://journals.lww.com/mjdy/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2017;volume=10;issue=1;spage=32;epage=35;aulast=Badge DO - 10.4103/0975-2870.197901 N2 - Aims and Objectives: The incidence of ABO and rhesus (Rh) groups varies markedly in different races, ethnic groups, and socioeconomic groups in different parts of the world. The frequencies of ABO and Rh blood groups vary from one population to another and time to time in the same region. The present study was carried out to find the distribution of blood group in rural and tribal populations of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. Materials and Methods: The present retrospective study was carried out at late Shri Baliram Kashyap Memorial Government Medical College and Maharani Hospital blood bank, Jagdalpur, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India, during the 2-year period from January 2014 to December 2015. The blood collections were taken from the voluntary donors at outdoor blood donation camp and in-house blood bank as well as from replacement donors at blood bank. Totally 12,852 donors were considered medically fit and accepted for blood donation during the study period. Results: Out of the total 12,852 donors, most of the donors, i.e., 3996 (31.09%) were with blood Group O followed by B (30.44%), A (24.95%), and AB (13.52%). Out of the 12,852 blood donors, majority, i.e., 12,779 (99.43%) were male and 73 (0.57%) were female. Maximum blood donors, i.e., 12,777 (99.42%) were Rh positive while only 75 (0.58%) were Rh negative. Conclusion: The knowledge of distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups at local and regional levels is helpful in effective management of blood banks and safe blood transfusion services. ER -