Predictors of yearly influenza vaccination in hospitalized and community based patients.

Background: Understanding positive and negative influences on adult immunization status can help healthcare providers to better identify and target patients who are likely to need immunization. Our aim was to assess and compare influenza and pneumococcal (IV/PV) immunisation rates to identify vaccination predictors in Malta.

Method: One group consisted of all medical patients discharged from Mater Dei Hospital (MDH) over a one week period in February 2013.