TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the included studies

Author	Published year	Sampling year	Sample size	Gene sequenced	Prevalent subtype
Ljungberg et al 13	2002	2001	9	gag/env	Subtype C
Azim et al 14	2002	1999‐2000	6	gag/env	Subtype C
Sarker et al 15	2008	1999‐2005	198	gag	Subtype C
Sarker et al 16	2020	2005–2007	40	gag/pol/env	Subtype C
Rahman et al 17	2020	2016	64	gag/pol/env	Subtype C