Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
VACBCGYR_NP reports the year that children received the BCG vaccination according to Vikram Samvat, the official calendar in Nepal. This information is only available for children born in the 3 to 5 years before the survey, whose BCG vaccination date was recorded on a card shown to the interviewer. VACBCGYR_NP is only available for the Nepali samples.
The complementary variables VACBCGDAY_NP and VACBCGMO_NP report the day of the month and the month of the BCG vaccination according to Vikram Samvat, 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 BCG vaccination, including those identified through the mother's report rather than a dated vaccination card, see VACBCG (H2).
Comparability
Apart from universe differences, VACBCGYR_NP has no comparability problems across the Nepali samples.
All standard date variables in Nepal DHS samples are given in the Nepali calendar. The Nepali calendar, or Vikram Samvat, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 months of 29 to 32 days each. According to the Gregorian calendar, the Nepali calendar begins in mid-April. Because the 12 months do not match the sidereal year, correctional months are occasionally added or subtracted. It is only possible to convert dates given in Vikram Samvat to the Gregorian calendar when the exact date (day, month and year) is available. Otherwise, it is only possible to approximate to the month. Vikram Samvat is approximately 56 years, 8 months, and 15 days ahead of the Gregorian calendar.
For more information about the BCG vaccination, see VACBCG (H2).
Comparability - Standard DHS
VACBCGYR_NP is part of the standard DHS questionnaire (for Nepali samples) beginning in Phase I.
