MALARIA: THE RELATIONSHIP OF DIFFERENT ABO BLOOD GROUPS WITH MALARIA

Background: Frequency of ABO blood groups had remained changed in different regions according to environmental factors and diseases. Blood group O is highly frequent in areas where malaria had been remained frequent. ABO and Rh blood groups had protective role in diseases as suggested in different studies. Objective: Main objective of current study was concerned to find out the relationship of different ABO blood groups with malaria. Design: This study was cross sectional. Setting: This current research was conducted in the department of medicine, during the period from May 2017 to December 2017 at Peoples Medical College Hospital Nawabshah. Sample Size: After achieving the selection criterion, 385 subjects from either gender with malaria were recruited in the study. Material and Methods: Different variables such as sex, age, address, presence of malaria parasite and blood group of patient were obtained subsequent to brief consultation. Clinical examination of subjects was carried out for malarial diagnosis. Samples of blood for malaria parasite and blood grouping were collected. Results: In385 diagnosed patients of malaria, 191 (49.6%) male and194 (50.4%) were females. Plasmodium falciparum were seen in 153 subjects, while plasmodium vivax was detected in 232 cases. Blood grouping was done in all subjects of study who were positive for malaria. Blood group O+ve was observed in 34.8% subjects. Conclusion: The blood group O +ve were commonly associated with malaria. Key Words: Malaria, Malaria Parasite, ABO blood group, Rh blood group