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The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of PTSD on the flood victims.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data resources including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Embase, Google Scholar, conference and congress papers, key journals, the reference list of selected articles as well as systematic reviews were searched to identify studies that reported the prevalence of PTSD in flood victims. Random Effect Model was used to perform meta-analysis of the studies. Cochran test and I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> indicator were used to explore heterogeneity between the studies. Publication bias of the study was evaluated using Begg\u2019test. Data were analyzed by STATA (version 14) software.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>After a comprehensive search, 515 papers were extracted. After eliminating duplicates and final screening, 23 studies were selected and entered the meta-analysis phase after qualitative evaluation. The results showed that the prevalence of PTSD in flood victims is 29.48% (95% CI: 18.64\u201340.31, I<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> = 99.3%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The results of the present study showed that the prevalence of PTSD is relatively high in the flood victims. 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