Prevalence of Intestinal Helminths among Cancer Patients Who Are under Chemotherapy at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Oncology Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of study participants during stool sample collection.

	Variable		Frequency	Percent
1.	BMI (kg/m^2)	Below 18.5	7	17.1
		18.5-24.9	25	61.0
		25.0-29.9	7	17.0
		30.0-34.9	2	4.9
2.	Hemoglobin	>13 g/dl	17	41.5
		12-13 g/dl	7	17.1
		10-12 g/dl	11	26.6
		<10 g/dl	6	14.6
3.	Stage of cancer	Stage 1	2	4.9
		Stage 2	11	26.8
		Stage 3	20	48.7
		Stage 4	8	19.5
4.	Comorbidly	HIV	1	2.4
		HBV	1	2.4
		Parasite	7	17.1