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| | Record ID | 003480 |
| | Publication type | Journal Article |
| | Title | Prevalence Of Rh And ABO Blood Groups In HIV Seropositive Pregnant Women In Enugu, Nigeria |
| | Source of Record | WHO Regional Office for Africa, Library, Brazzaville, Congo |
| | Author(s) | Nneli, R.; Ekpo, B.; Ohaeri, O. |
| | Journal Title | Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences |
| | ISSN | 0794-859X |
| | Date of publication | 2004 |
| | Volume and n° | 19(1&2) |
| | Pages | 7-9 |
| | Language | English |
| | Descriptor | Rhesus genes;
Pregnant women;
Prevalence;
HIV seropositive
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| | Abstract | HIV status and blood groups determination (Rhesus and ABO groups) in 3691 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at a Mission Hospital and Maternity and 1199 non-pregnant women visiting the same institution for marriage-related matters, or blood donation, or out-patient department between 1999 - 2002 were studied. Blood sample from each subject was screened for HIV using the quick test kits and tested for blood group types with anti-sera A, B, AB, and D. Overall, the prevalence of blood group O+ was higher than in the general population with highest rate of 62.9 in HIV+ pregnant women followed by 58.4 in HIV- pregnant women and 58.0 in non-pregnant women. No difference was observed in groups A+, B+, AB+, O- for the three categories of subjects studied. Blood groups B-, AB- were conspicuously absent in HIV+ pregnant women but non-significant in HIV- pregnant women and the control. A- was very few in all the categories. Rh -ve accounted for 3.16 (HIV+), 3.46(HIV-) and 2.67 (Control) while Rh +ve were 96.84(HIV+), 96.06 (HIV-) and 97.33(Control). Thus, the higher than normal prevalence of group O+ in HIV+ pregnant women is indicative of the population size for this group. The very low prevalence of Rh -ve in type A- suggests that incompatibility could be higher than in this population and protective in HIV infection contrary to the previous report in apparently healthy population. The obvious absence of Rh- in AB group suggests that AB may have a higher percentage of protection against immunization. Hence in group B, less incidence of Rh incompatibility and haemolytic disease of the young in the mothers in blood group AB will occur. |
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