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This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of telephobia among medical students and to determine the association of socio-demographic and other factors with this disorder.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 320 undergraduate medical students were enrolled at a tertiary medical college in Western India, of which 300 (93.75%) responded to the survey. A stratified sampling strategy with the proportional allocation method was used in which 40 males and 20 females were selected from each year of students, spanning 5 years. A specially designed semi-structured questionnaire was used for the study, consisting of demographic data, purpose of using the internet, gadget used, and a 10-item telephobia questionnaire modified from the Severity Measure for Agoraphobia\u2014Adult (SMA-A) Questionnaire to measure student\u2019s avoidance of telephone calling and receiving.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of the study participants was 21.91 (\u00b11.84) years, and most of the students were urban residents (184, 61.3%). The prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe telephobia was 33.0%, 7.67%, and 1.33%, respectively, giving an overall prevalence of 42%. Univariate analysis revealed that male gender (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 9.822, df = 3,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0201), higher duration of internet usage (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 41.15, df = 9,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value &lt; 0.000), and viewing porn (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      = 15.94, df = 3,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.0011) had significant association with higher severity of telephobia. Viewing of porn sites was reported by 65 (21.7%) medical students, exclusively among males.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A prevalence of 9% moderate to severe telephobia among medical students is much alarming, which may aggravate further as the students move from academic to clinical settings. 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