Abstract

Objective: To detect the frequency of ABO and Rh D blood groups among Sudanese blood donors attending the Gezira center for Trauma and Orthopedic Blood Bank in Wad Madani. Material and Methods: One thousand male blood donors were enrolled in the study, ABO typing and Rh D were performed using the classical slide method. Results: The study revealed that frequency percentage of ABO blood phenotypes in the total samples were as follows: O (51%), A (30%), B (14%) and AB (5%), The Majority (97.4%) of the subjects were Rh (D) positive and only 2.6% were Rh negative. Conclusion: The frequency of ABO blood groups among the Sudanese was similar some extend with world ABO distribution with predominance of Rh D positive.

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