Definition
VACDPTBDAY reports the day of the month that children received their 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 VACDPTBMO and VACDPTBYR report the month and the year of the 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 DPT booster vaccination, including those identified through the mother's report rather than a dated vaccination card, see VACDPTB.