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It can impact workforce health, leading to absenteeism, and increased healthcare costs. Hence, this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of the hepatitis B virus among healthcare workers in Africa.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>\nMaterials and methods\n<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The protocol for this systematic review and meta-analysis was registered on PROSPERO with the registration number CRD42024556654. Literatures were searched from PubMed, Science Direct, HINARI, African Online Journal, Google Scholar, Google, Semantic Scholar, and Directory of Open Access Journals using relevant search terms. The process of searching relevant articles was completed on 1 August 2024. Studies with a quality evaluation indicator score of 50% or above were included in this study. The random effect model was used to measure the pooled seroprevalence and associated factors of hepatitis B virus infection among healthcare workers in Africa. The finding of the meta-analysis was presented using forest plots with a 95% confidence interval.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>\nResult\n<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Among 26 studies selected for meta-analysis, 6983 participants were included. The inclusion of 26 studies showed that the pooled prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among healthcare workers was 17.2% (95% CI: 8.36, 26.04). Healthcare workers diagnosed with liver disease were 5.01 times more likely to having hepatitis B virus infection compared to those who were not diagnosed (POR\u2009=\u20095.01: 95% CI; 2.25,7.77). In addition, healthcare workers who did not receive technical training were 2.70 times more likely to having HBV infection than those who received training (POR\u2009= 2.70:95% CI; 1.10, 4.30). Furthermore, healthcare workers aged 40 years and above were 2.53 times more likely to having hepatitis B virus infection than young healthcare workers (POR\u2009=\u20092.53: 95% CI; 1.29,3.77).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>\nConclusion\n<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The pooled prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection was high. Previously diagnosed liver diseases, the absence of technical training, and the age of healthcare workers were the factors influencing the pooled prevalence of HBV infection among healthcare workers. 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