Distribution of Blood Group among Children in a Tribal Colony near Bengaluru, Karnataka, India- A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

Background
ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood groups are utilitarian tool in resolving medico legal issues, identifying, and preventing erythroblastosis fetalis and researching population genetics. Blood groups varies among various group of population with different ethnicity and geographic locations throughout the world. The Hakki-Pikki tribal population is one of the diminishing tribes in Karnataka who have now moved out of the forest and made city as their homes. This study assessed the distribution of blood groups among school children of Hakki-Pikki tribal colony, Gowripura, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.