Frequency Of Abh Secretors And Non-Secretors Among The Students At Institute Of Paramedical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Pakistan

Introduction: There are variations in the distribution of secretors and non-secretors in relation to ABO blood group which influence disease susceptibility from one region to another. Significant extents of people are secretors, which secret antigens in body fluids such as saliva, tears, Semen etc. Due to so me unknown geographic and racial factors there are differences in the frequency of secretors and non-secretor Individuals.Objectives: The objective of the current study was to find out the frequency of secretor status among students of Khyber Medical University (KMU), Institute of Paramedical Sciences (IPMS) Peshawar.Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Institute of Paramedical Sciences Khyber Medical University Peshawar (IPMS KMU). We have recruited 188 participants of age ranging from 18-40 years , out of which 155 were males and 33 were females. Tube method was used for ABO blood typing and Absorption inhibition method was used to determine the secretor status of ABH antigen using saliva samples.Results: Our study showed that 68.62% of the population was secretors and 31.38% were non-secretors. The frequencies of secretor status in different ABO blood groups were 70.37% in group A, 64.15% in group B, 80.0% in group AB, and 67.21% in group O.Conclusion: Our study shows that the secretor status in Peshawar is high than non-secretor. Furthermore, Blood group AB has highest secretor status while Blood group B has the low est secretor status.