This survey found patients’ knowledge of stroke risk factors was also poor. Some diseases (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease and family history of cardiovascular disease) and lifestyle-related factors (overweight, smoking and heavy alcohol use) seemed to be quite well-known stroke risk factors, findings similar to those reported by Pancioli and colleagues (Schneider et al. 2003, Sloma et al. 2010). However, unhealthy diet and lack of regular exercise were identified as risk factors to a lesser extent compared with other study.