Definition
VACDPTB2DAY reports the day of the month that children received their second DPT booster vaccination. The booster dose is an extra vaccination after an earlier primary dose or series. This information is only available for children born in the 3 to 5 years before the survey whose DPT booster vaccination date was recorded on a card shown to the interviewer.
The complementary variables VACDPTB2MO and VACDPTB2YR report the month and the year of the second DPT booster 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 DPT booster vaccination, including those identified through the mother's report rather than a dated vaccination card, see VACDPTB2.