Abstract:
Thisis across sectional prospective
study which was
done during the period of January to April 2010. It was
conducted to establish the frequency of ABO, Rh and Kell
(k1, K2) blood group system antigens among apparently
healthy Alrufaeen tribe individuals.
Hundred individuals (64male and 36female) were selected
according
to
certain
criteria
and
interviewed
using
questionnaire form.
Venous blood sample were collected from them and
analyzed using conventional antisera and statistic pakage
for social siience (SPSS) computer program was used for
data entry and analysis.
The results obtained showed that the frequency of ABO
blood group antigens the most common is O (53%), A
(26%), B (15%) and AB is (6%).
The frequency of Rhesus antigen was D (96%), E (18%), C (72%), e
(94%) and Rhesus c was (77%).
The Kell-2 frequency was found to be (100%), while Kell-1 was (1%).
