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Many literatures from other parts of the world have addressed the issue of post-traumatic stress disorder among road traffic accident survivors, but such studies are mostly unavailable in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study examined the prevalence and determinants of PTSD among RTA survivors attending selected hospitals in southern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Institution based cross-sectional study design was employed from April 1\/2018-Sep 30\/2019. Data were collected from a sample of consecutively selected 423 RTA survivors through an interviewer-administered technique. A pre-tested post-traumatic stress disorder Checklist-Specific version (PCL-S) tool was used to screen PTSD. Data were entered and analysed using SPSS 22 software. A logistic regression model was fitted to identify determinants of PTSD. An adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval was computed to determine the level of significance with a<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value of less than 0.05.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 416 participants were included in the study and the response rate was 98.6%. The prevalence of probable PTSD among RTA survivors was 15.4% (64). After adjusting for the effects of potential confounding variables; time since accident (30\u201390\u2009days) (AOR\u2009=\u20090.33; 95%CI (0.15, 0.73), history of previous road traffic accident (AOR\u2009=\u20092.67; 95%CI (1.23, 5.77), depressive symptoms (AOR\u2009=\u20092.5, 95% CI (1.10, 6.10)) and common mental disorder (AOR\u2009=\u200912.78, 95% CI (5.56, 29.36)) were significant determinants of PTSD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of probable PTSD in the current study was high (15.4%). 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