Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of the participants in the quantitative study (n = 297).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Type of admission	Out patient	203	68.4%
	In patient	94	31.6%
Stage of cancer	Stage I	55	18.5%
	Stage II	29	9.8%
	Stage III	82	27.6%
	Stage IV	131	44.1%
Presence of infection	Yes	138	46.5%
	No	159	53.5%
Diseases status	No evidence	76	25.6%
	Local	93	31.3%
	Metastasis	128	43.1%
Chemotherapy cycle	1st cycle	43	14.5%
	2nd cycle	38	12.8%
	3rd cycle	38	12.8%
	4th cycle	82	27.6%
	5th cycle and above cycle	96	32.3%
Type of cancer treatment	Chemo & Radiation	113	38.0%
	Chemotherapy	118	39.7%
	Surgery	66	22.2%
Use of anti-pain	Yes	150	50.5%
	No	147	49.5%
Use of antiemetic	Yes	198	66.7%
	No	99	33.3%
Reporting to physician	Yes	147	49.5%
	No	150	50.5%
Anaemic status	Yes	170	57.2%
	No	127	42.8%
Comorbidity diseases	Yes	161	54.2%
	No	136	45.8%
Type of comorbidity diseases	Hypertension	27	9.1%
	HIV/ADIS	28	9.4%
	DM	16	5.4%
	Others	20	6.7%