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Fig. 4 | Parasites & Vectors

Fig. 4

From: Intestinal parasites, growth and physical fitness of schoolchildren in poor neighbourhoods of Port Elizabeth, South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Fig. 4

Physical fitness test results, namely (a) grip strength, (b) standing broad jump and (c) 20 m shuttle run test, among 934 Grade 4 schoolchildren, stratified by sex, age and infection status, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in early 2015. Note: The darker the boxplot is, the more parasite species are hosted by a child; bright boxplots represent infection-free, black boxplots represent quadruple infections; the dashed red line represents the mean

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