Journal of Nepal Medical Association (Jan 2003)
PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE TREND OF BLOOD GROUP DISTRIBUTION AMONG NEPALESE AND INDIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS
Abstract
Blood group distribution ofABO and Rh factor were studied among 322 Nepalese (male - 178; female - 144) and 100 Indians (male - 72; female - 28;) in a group of medical students. The percentage of different groups A, B, AB and 0 in Nepalese showed relatively more in A & AB and less in 0 groups than Indians. The Rh (-)ve was more among Indians (9%) than Nepalese (1.5%). This difference is likely to be due to difference of ethnic origin of Indian & Nepalese. The population of Nepal is a mixture ofTibeto-Burman, Australoid and Indo-Aryan races. Key Words: A, B, O, Rh blood group.