{"id":4263,"date":"2018-10-08T18:19:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T18:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=4263"},"modified":"2018-10-08T18:19:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T18:19:05","slug":"blood-type-frequencies-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood type frequencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Blood type frequencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Our latest addition to <a href=\"http:\/\/rhesusnegative.net\/themission\/bloodtypefrequencies\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Blood Type Frequencies by Country including the Rh Factor<\/a> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Democratic Republic of the Congo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4267\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/800px-flag_of_the_democratic_republic_of_the_congo-svg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4267\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/800px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg_.png?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/800px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg_.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/800px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg_.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/800px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg_.png?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">According to this study, 1.6% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is rh negative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote><p>The determination of blood groups appears to be very useful in transfusion<br \/>\nmedicine, genetics, forensic medicine, organ transplantation and maternal alloimmunization.<br \/>\nIn Moba, blood transfusion is indicated in several anemias of<br \/>\nthe children. The present study aimed to determine the frequency of ABO and<br \/>\nRhesus blood groups in our environment. This is a descriptive cross-sectional<br \/>\nstudy. Blood donors registered at the Moba General Reference Hospital for the<br \/>\nperiod 2015 to 2016 were selected for this study (n = 2292). The Beth-Vincent<br \/>\ntest was used to determine blood group phenotypes from the monoclonal test<br \/>\nsera. Blood groups O (60.5%) and AB (2.5%) were respectively the most frequent<br \/>\nand the least encountered. In our series of studies, the numerical frequency<br \/>\norder of the phenotypes of the ABO and Rhesus (D) blood groups included<br \/>\nin order of importance: O+ (n = 1364 or 59.5%); A+ (n = 488 or 21.3%);<br \/>\nB+ (n = 348 or 15.2%); AB+ (n = 55 or 2.4%); O\u2212 (n = 22 or 1.0%); A\u2212 (n = 7 or<br \/>\n0.3%); B\u2212 (n = 5 or 0.2%); and AB\u2212 (n = 3 or 0.1%). This observed difference<br \/>\nbetween the different ABO and Rhesus groups is significant. Sex does not significantly<br \/>\naffect the type of blood group. The distribution of ABO and rhesus<br \/>\ngroups follows the same Negroid distribution as in many countries. The results<br \/>\nshould be capitalized for proper priority management of the blood to be<br \/>\nstored in the blood bank.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Access the PDF file of the whole study:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/1103421-20170320-152240-2314\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4264\">Frequency of Erythrocyte Phenotypes in Blood Group Systems ABO and Rhesus at Moba, Province of Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Blood type frequencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Blood type frequencies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Our latest addition to Blood Type Frequencies by Country including the Rh Factor is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The determination of blood groups appears to be very useful in transfusion medicine, genetics, forensic medicine, organ transplantation and maternal alloimmunization. In Moba, blood transfusion is indicated in several anemias of the children. The present study aimed to determine the frequency of ABO and Rhesus blood groups in our environment. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Blood donors registered at the Moba General Reference Hospital for the period 2015 to 2016 were selected for this study (n = 2292). The Beth-Vincent test was used to determine blood group phenotypes from the monoclonal test sera. 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