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The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of WPV against HCWs in the hospital and pre-hospital settings.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using PRISMA guidelines, data resources including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were used for the search. The searches were conducted without any time limit until the end of December 2021. The random-effects model was used for this meta-analysis. <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> index was used to examine heterogeneity and the Egger test was used to examine publication bias.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 255 studies identified, 14 studies entered the umbrella review. 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