Table 4.

Comparison of Treatment Cost and its Components per cohort.

Cost (PhP)	EH group	DH group	p-value
	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)
Health Sector Cost	56,097 (20,884.75)	62,614.5 (17,246.38)	0.1610
Other Sector Cost	0 (34,875)	27,437.5 (46,175)	0.0220
Patient/Family Cost	37,755.5 (29,495)	24,465 (29,162.5)	0.3324
Productivity Loss	6444 (5370)	6444 (5907)	0.9914
Total Cost	118,681 (34,897.5)	134,404.9 (45,952.63)	0.0362

EH, early hospitalization; DH, delayed hospitalization; IQR, interquartile range.