Research Article
Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus (D) Blood Group and Allelic Frequency at Blood Bank of Nigist Eleni Mohammed Hospital, Ethiopia
Table 4
ABO and Rh (D) blood group distribution among blood donors in Ethiopia, as predicted by certain studies
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| ABO and Rh (D) blood group | Current study | Addis Ababa | Jimma | Bahir Dar | Gondar | Arba Minch | Jijiga | Debre Tabor |
| A | 32.1% | 28.4% | 31.9% | 29.8% | 26.4% | 32.7% | 29.6% | 29.8% | B | 22.5% | 21.3% | 21.5% | 23.2% | 21.7% | 20.9% | 15.2% | 23.2% | AB | 6.4% | 5.7% | 3.5% | 5.5% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | O | 39.0% | 44.6% | 43.1% | 41.5% | 47.0% | 42.1% | 50.2% | 41.5% | Rh (D) positive | 92.9% | 94.8% | 92.8% | 91.5% | 94.2% | 92.8% | 95.6% | 91.5% | Rh (D) negative | 7.1% | 5.2% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 7.2% | 4.4% | 8.5% |
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Elements of the table have been incorporated from the source cited in reference [ 28]. |