2.1 subject and setting
The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 315 cancer
patients who referred to the oncology clinics of Kerman (one private and
two governmental clinics) during February to June 2018. These patients
were selected via convenience sampling method and sampling was not
restricted to sex, cancer site and clinical stage of cancer. The
inclusion criteria were age above 18 years and receiving at least one
chemotherapy courses through infusion, injection or oral route. Patients
who had completed the chemotherapy course one month before the survey
were also eligible for the study.