Definition
VACVITALASTMO_ET reports the month that children received their most recent vitamin A vaccination according to the Ethiopian calendar. This information is only available for children born in the 3 to 5 years before the survey whose most recent vitamin A vaccination date was recorded on a card shown to the interviewer. VACVITALASTDAY_ET is only available for the Ethiopian samples.
The complementary variables VACVITALASTDAY_ET and VACVITALASTYR_ET report the day of the month and the year of the most recent vitamin A vaccination, as recorded on a vaccination card shown to the interviewer.
According to the DHS Recode Manuals, the vaccination date may be coded as "Inconsistent" if the reported date is inconsistent with the date of birth, the date of interview, or the dates of other vaccinations.
To identify all young children who received their most recent vitamin A vaccination, including those identified through the mother's report rather than a dated vaccination card, see VACVITALAST (H33).