Definition
VACPNEUM3YR_AF reports the month that children received their third pneumococcal vaccination, according to the Solar Hijri calendar. This information is only available for children born in the 5 years before the survey, whose third pneumococcal vaccination date was recorded on a card shown to the interviewer.VACPNEUM3YR_AF is only available for the Afghan samples.
The complementary variables VACPNEUM3DAY_AF and VACPNEUM3MO_AF report the day of the month and the month of the third pneumococcal vaccination according to the Solar Hijri, 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 third pneumococcal vaccination, including those identified through the mother's report rather than a dated vaccination card, see VACPNEUM3 (H56).