Table 2

Prevalence of anxiety among health workers during COVID-19 pandemic based on continents and WHO regions

Continents/WHO regions	Effect size and 95% CI			Test of null (2-tail)		Heterogeneity
Continents/WHO regions	Point estimate	Lower limit	Upper limit	Z value	P value	Q value	df (Q)	P value	I²
Africa	0.447	0.396	0.510	−0.087	0.931	272.278	1	<0.001	99.63
America	0.606	0.564	0.647	4.866	0.000	0.000	0	1.00	0.00
Asia	0.197	0.132	0.282	−5.822	0.000	6743.581	31	<0.001	99.54
Europe	0.434	0.282	0.599	−0.779	0.436	1198.213	10	<0.001	99.17
AFRO	0.447	0.396	0.510	−0.087	0.931	272.278	1	<0.001	99.63
EMRO	0.376	0.151	0.672	−0.809	0.418	765.568	6	<0.001	99.22
EURO	0.406	0.259	0.572	−1.112	0.266	1747.982	13	<0.001	99.26
PAHO	0.606	0.564	0.647	4.866	0.000	0.000	0	1.00	0.00
SEARO	0.320	0.024	0.899	−0.503	0.615	178.004	1	<0.001	99.44
WPRO	0.157	0.100	0.238	−6.383	0.000	4341.043	20	<0.001	99.54

AFRO, African Region Organization; EMRO, Eastern Mediterranean Region Organization; EURO, European Region Organization; PAHO, Pan American Health Organization; SEARO, South-East Asian Region Organization; WPRO, Western Pacific Region Organization.