Shefer, TamaraNashandi, Johanna Christa NdilimekeInstitute for Social DevelopmentFaculty of Arts2013-07-102024-11-052007/04/182007/04/182013-07-102024-11-052002https://hdl.handle.net/10566/17364Magister Artium - MAThis study focuses on the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in Namibia. Namibia, with a population of only 1.7 million people, is ranked as the seventh highest country in the world in terms of HIV/AIDS infections. The percentage of women living with HIV/AIDS in Namibia accounts for 54% of the total of 68 196 people in the country living with the virus. Women are also diagnosed with the disease at a younger age (30) in comparison to their male counterparts (35 years). Desoite their needs, women living with HIV/AIDS bear a triple burden of caring for those living with HIV/AIDS, caring for themselves and coping with the responses to their infection. There are few focused intervention strategies to support and care for women living with HIV/AIDS in Namibia.enAIDS (Disease) in womenServices for NamibiaHIV infectionsHIV (Viruses)Namibia AIDS (Disease)Patients - CounselingCareThesisUniversity of the Western Cape