Table 3 Participants' Knowledge of Stroke Warning Symptoms and Risk Factors (N = 400).

   Weakness/paralysis

260

65.0

   Speech difficulty

120

30.0

   Walking difficulty

103

25.8

   Personality changes

30

7.5

   Numbness

29

7.3

   Dizziness

22

5.5

   Headache

13

3.3

   Visual difficulty

12

3.0

   Swallowing difficulty

11

2.8

   Bladder incontinence

4

1.0

Risk factors/causes

   Hypertension

138

34.5

   Diabetes

91

22.8

   False beliefs*

51

12.7

   IHD (ischaemic heart disease)

43

10.8

   Hyperlipidaemia

34

8.5

   Obesity

23

5.8

   Smoking

21

5.3

   Excessive alcohol intake

16

4.0

   No physical activity

13

3.3

   Older age

8

2.0

   Previous stroke

3

0.8

   Transient ischaemic attack

3

0.8