Definition
VACROTA2YR_ET reports the year that children received their second rotavirus vaccination according to the Ethiopian calendar. This information is only available for children born in the 3 to 5 years before the survey whose second rotavirus vaccination date was recorded on a card shown to the interviewer.VACROTA2YR_ET is only available for the Ethiopian samples.
The complementary variables VACROTA2DAY_ET and VACROTA2MO_ET report the day of the month and the month of the second rotavirus 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 the second rotavirus vaccination, including those identified through the mother's report rather than a dated vaccination card, see VACROTA2 (H58).