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The prevalence of maternal RBC alloimmunisation in Ugandans is not known.<\/jats:p><jats:p> <jats:bold>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:bold> Pregnant women at Mbarara Hospital, South Western Uganda, were investigated in a cross\u2010sectional study. Demographics, transfusion and obstetric histories were recorded. Maternal RBC alloimmunisation was demonstrated using immunohaematological techniques.<\/jats:p><jats:p> <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 2001 pregnant women were recruited; 3\u00b76% of them being RhD negative. Forty\u2010five women (2\u00b72%; 95% CI: 1\u00b76\u20132\u00b79) were found to be alloimmunised to RBC antigens. There were 38 RBC alloantibodies of known specificity including anti\u2010S, 12; anti\u2010M, 11; anti\u2010Le<jats:sup>a<\/jats:sup>, 6; anti\u2010D, 4 and 1 each of anti\u2010K, anti\u2010Fy<jats:sup>b<\/jats:sup>, anti\u2010Jk<jats:sup>a<\/jats:sup>, anti\u2010Lu<jats:sup>a<\/jats:sup> and anti\u2010Kp<jats:sup>a<\/jats:sup>. In two women (4\u00b74%), there were antibody combinations (anti\u2010M+S and anti\u2010K+Kp<jats:sup>a<\/jats:sup>). Obstetric history, gestational age and previous immunising events were not significantly associated with the rate of alloimmunisation.<\/jats:p><jats:p> <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold> This study revealed a maternal RBC alloimmunisation rate of 2\u00b72% which was comparable with findings from a Zimbabwean study where the prevalence was 1\u00b77%. Given the 6\u00b70% prevalence of anti\u2010D among RhD\u2010negative women in our study and the high immunogenicity of the D antigen, programmes for preventing anti\u2010D alloimmunisation and HDFN in Uganda should be considered seriously.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-3148.2011.01073.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,3,4]],"date-time":"2011-03-04T08:37:50Z","timestamp":1299227870000},"page":"262-266","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Maternal red blood cell alloimmunisation in South Western Uganda"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"B.","family":"Natukunda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G.","family":"Mugyenyi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Brand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"H.","family":"Schonewille","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,3,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_7_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1046\/j.1365-3148.1999.009001087.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_3_1","first-page":"47","article-title":"High prevalence of anti\u2010D antibodies among women of childbearing age at Centre Pasteur of Cameroon.","volume":"13","author":"Belinga S.","year":"2009","journal-title":"African Journal of Reproductive Health"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0146-0005(97)80018-3"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4314\/cajm.v46i2.8521"},{"key":"e_1_2_7_6_1","first-page":"21","volume-title":"Alloimmune Disorders of Pregnancy. 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