Type | grouping | No. studies | No. examined | Overall frequency (95%CI) | Heterogeneity | Â | |||
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χ2 | P-value | I² (%) | Tau-squared | ||||||
Knowledge | WHO Region | African Region | 47 | 12,737 | 60.5(53.8–67.2) | 3869.19 | < 0.001 | 98.8 | 0.0542 |
Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) | 22 | 5708 | 54.2(40.8–67.8) | 3916.82 | < 0.001 | 99.5 | 0.1031 | ||
South-East Asia Region (SEARO) | 33 | 7161 | 53.6(43.0-64.1) | 4873.26 | < 0.001 | 99.3 | 0.0938 | ||
Western Pacific Region (WPRO) | 6 | 3254 | 45.9(13.978.0) | 1882.53 | < 0.001 | 99.7 | 0.1596 | ||
European Region (EURO) | 2 | 573 | 70.3(47.2–93.5) | 30.67 | < 0.001 | 96.7 | 0.0269 | ||
Work Experience | < 5 years | 11 | 714 | 60.9(46.4–75.6) | 226.90 | < 0.001 | 95.6 | 0.0542 | |
≥ 5 years | 11 | 778 | 60.4(41.8–78.9) | 492.22 | < 0.001 | 98.0 | 0.0947 | ||
Sex | Male | 25 | 2907 | 59.0(50.5–67.4) | 635.63 | < 0.001 | 96.2 | 0.0428 | |
Female | 26 | 3033 | 51.0(40.1–61.9) | 1326.70 | < 0.001 | 98.1 | 0.0769 | ||
Age group | < 30 years | 11 | 1973 | 57.2(48.7–65.7) | 136.99 | < 0.001 | 92.7 | 0.0185 | |
≥ 30 years | 11 | 789 | 65.7 (50.9–80.5) | 265.30 | < 0.001 | 96.2 | 0.0552 | ||
Population type | HCWs | 17 | 5434 | 62.9(52.4–73.5) | 1394.78 | < 0.001 | 98.9 | 0.0481 | |
Students in Health Field | 2 | 302 | 55.3(49.7–60.9) | 0.67 | 0.412 | 0 | 0.0000 | ||
Medical Students | 29 | 8065 | 56.4(46.5–66.3) | 3114.63 | < 0.001 | 99.1 | 0.0727 | ||
Physicians and Doctor | 14 | 3338 | 52.4(42.3–62.6) | 598.39 | < 0.001 | 97.8 | 0.0364 | ||
Veterinarians and An | 11 | 2120 | 50.1(36.4–63.8) | 539.32 | < 0.001 | 98.1% | 0.0524 | ||
Pharmacists and Phar | 30 | 7274 | 62.2(51.6–72.8) | 5370.87 | < 0.001 | 99.5 | 0.0858 | ||
Nurses and Nursing S | 7 | 2900 | 56.5(50.4–62.6) | 701.61 | < 0.001 | 99.1 | 0.0685 | ||
Attitude | WHO Region | African Region | 13 | 2277 | 61.8(44.8–78.9) | 1497.85 | < 0.001 | 99.2% | 0.0974 |
Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) | 14 | 4424 | 64.5(56.3–72.8) | 484.66 | < 0.001 | 97.3% | 0.0240 | ||
South-East Asia Region (SEARO) | 19 | 3994 | 58.9(43.0-74.8) | 4226.28 | < 0.001 | 99.6% | 0.1229 | ||
Western Pacific Region (WPRO) | 5 | 2965 | 60.4(48.5–72.3) | 10186.73 | < 0.001 | 100.0 | 0.3639 | ||
Work Experience | < 5 years | 7 | 506 | 77.8(65.2–90.5) | 126.92 | < 0.001 | 95.3 | 0.0268 | |
≥ 5 years | 7 | 528 | 65.3(40.6–89.9) | 416.00 ( | < 0.001 | 98.6 | 0.1087 | ||
Sex | Male | 13 | 1059 | 59.9(42.2–77.5) | 646.79 | < 0.001 | 98.3 | 646.79 | |
Female | 13 | 1383 | 64.9(49.0-80.8) | 1330.32 | < 0.001 | 99.1 | 0.0823 | ||
Age group | < 30 years | 7 | 668 | 68.5(50.0-87.1) | 278.44 | < 0.001 | 97.8 | 0.0603 | |
≥ 30 years | 7 | 537 | 72.6(57.9–87.3) | 116.96 | < 0.001 | 94.9 | 0.0358 | ||
Population type | HCWs | 7 | 1777 | 66.5(53.8–79.2) | 216.70 | < 0.001 | 97.2 | 0.0285 | |
Medical Students | 16 | 5627 | 51.5(28.3–74.7) | 11947.37 | < 0.001 | 99.9 | 0.2229 | ||
Physicians and Doctor | 1 | 291 | 67.5(62.1–72.9) | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
Veterinarians and An | 3 | 439 | 51.8(37.3–66.4) | 19.14 | < 0.001 | 89.5 | 0.0147 | ||
Pharmacists and Phar | 19 | 4347 | 63.0(54.9–74.1) | 1674.93 | < 0.001 | 98.9 | 0.0593 | ||
Nurses and Nursing S | 5 | 1179 | 74.4(52.5–92.4) | 551.54 | < 0.001 | 99.3 | 0.0620 | ||
Practice | WHO Region | African Region | 13 | 1923 | 39.1(23.6–54.5) | 890.39 | < 0.001 | 98.7 | 0.0785 |
Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) | 7 | 2267 | 41.0(21.2–60.8) | 739.59 | < 0.001 | 99.2 | 0.0710 | ||
South-East Asia Region (SEARO) | 18 | 3480 | 58.4(43.4–73.3) | 4546.19 | < 0.001 | 99.6 | 0.1034 | ||
Western Pacific Region (WPRO) | 3 | 2488 | 42.8(16.4–69.2) | 210.84 | < 0.001 | 99.1 | 0.0536 | ||
European Region (EURO) | 2 | 411 | 56.6(43.1–70.1) | 6.60 | 0.010 | 84.9 | 0.0081 | ||
Work Experience | < 5 years | 7 | 506 | 48.8(20.9–76.7) | 337.41 | < 0.001 | 98.2 | 0.1379 | |
≥ 5 years | 7 | 506 | 39.4(9.04–69.4) | 451.73 | < 0.001 | 98.7 | 0.1609 | ||
Sex | Male | 13 | 1010 | 46.7(28.4–65.0) | 621.08 | < 0.001 | 98.1 | 0.1089 | |
Female | 13 | 1154 | 48.9(31.6–66.3) | 665.71 | < 0.001 | 98.2 | 0.0968 | ||
Age group | < 30 years | 7 | 668 | 56.0(33.0–79.0) | 321.13 | < 0.001 | 98.1 | 0.0933 | |
≥ 30 years | 7 | 537 | 43.2(12.0-74.3) | 486.52 | < 0.001 | 98.8 | 0.1732 | ||
Population type | HCWs | 6 | 1410 | 44.9(34.8–55.0) | 75.45 | < 0.001 | 93.4 | 0.0147 | |
Medical Students | 11 | 2313 | 55.3(31.8–78.9) | 4453.01 | < 0.001 | 99.8 | 0.1584 | ||
Physicians and Doctor | 4 | 1153 | 30.3(7.06–52.9) | 336.30 | < 0.001 | 99.1 | 0.0524 | ||
Veterinarians and An | 3 | 389 | 53.5(26.6–80.4) | 57.25 | < 0.001 | 96.5 | 0.0543 | ||
Pharmacists and Phar | 16 | 3137 | 53.7(38.1–69.4) | 1873.70 | < 0.001 | 99.2 | 0.0998 | ||
Nurses and Nursing S | 3 | 2167 | 21.0(19.3–22.8) | 2.02 | 0.365 | 0.9% | 0.0000 |