Abstract:
This study was carried out in Khartoum State during the period
from April-2012 to May-2012 to test allo-immunization against red
blood cells among Sudanese multi-parous women.
The aim of this study was to detect the frequency and type of
allo-antibodies in randomly selected 80 pregnant women; all of
them were attending Al-Turki Teaching Hospital during this period.
Blood Samples were collected from pregnant women. Each
sample was ABO Rh (D) grouped and screened for allo-antibodies,
then samples that gave positive antibody screening were tested
for antibody identification using gel agglutination method.
Red cell allo-antibodies were found in 8 cases (10%). The
identified antibodies
2(25.0%), anti-Cw
1(12.5%). Also
were
anti-Kell
1(12.5%),
the
results
anti-S
was
3(37.5%),
1(12.5%)
revealed
that,
and
no
anti-
E
anti-Lea
significant
relationship was found between age and presence of allo-
antibodies with P value (0.097).
Also insignificant relationship was found between history of red
cell transfusion and allo-immunization with P value (0.556), thus
may be for the small number of tested women. A significant
relationship was observed between history of abortion, number of
pregnancies and presence of allo-antibodies with a P values
(0.027, 0.002) respectively.This study recommended that the importance of performing
and identification in our blood banks in
antibody screening
.Sudan for all pregnant women
