Association between blood group and COVID-19: A case-control study
Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University
; 17(5):S1-S4, 2022.
Article
in English
| Scopus | ID: covidwho-2040169
ABSTRACT
Context COVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease and blood group has an influence on the susceptibility of infectious diseases including COVID-19. Aim:
The present study was conducted with the aim to observe the association of ABO blood groups with COVID-19. Setting andDesign:
A nonexperimental hospital-based case-control research design was adopted to conduct the study with 200 COVID-19 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Subjects andMethods:
Informed consent was obtained from the participants after explained the purpose of the study. Data were collected by interview method using a structured questionnaire and medical record was also utilized to collect the data. The collected data were prepared for analysis using Microsoft Excel. Statistical Analysis Used Both descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data using the software SPSS 16 version.Results:
The results of the study revealed that out of 200 participants, 83 (42.5%) belonged to A+, 68 (33%) belonged to B+, 7 (14%) belonged to O+, 18 (9%) belonged to AB +, and 4 (%) belonged to A-blood group.Conclusion:
The findings of the current study concluded that the prevalence rate of COVID-19 was higher among non-O blood group than in the O blood group and the blood group is associated with the severity of illness. Despite further studies on the individuals with confirmed exposure to COVID-19 infection should be conducted with large samples to generalize the findings. © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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Scopus
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University
Year:
2022
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Article
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