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Research on roadkilled animals has increased over time, especially regarding wildlife and ecosystem impacts, economic costs, and human physical health risks. However, less is known about how involvement with AVCs or encounters with roadkilled animals influences human health more broadly, including psychological, emotional, psychosocial, and community-level outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objectives<\/jats:title>\n Guided by the One Health framework, this study protocol presents the methodological plan to identify and synthesize current evidence on how AVCs and exposure to roadkilled animals affect human health. The scoping review has not yet been conducted.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Search strategy<\/jats:title>\n The methodological approach follows PRISMA-ScR guidelines and Arksey and O\u2019Malley\u2019s five stage framework. A comprehensive, librarian\u2011assisted search will be conducted across six databases\u2014Scopus, CABI Digital Library, Web of Science, Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide, TRID, and PubMed\u2014without restrictions on publication year or peer\u2011review status. Reference lists of included records will also be screened. Three reviewers will independently screen the titles, abstracts, and full texts, with each record reviewed by a combination of two reviewers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Eligibility criteria<\/jats:title>\n Records will be included if they examine how AVCs or roadkilled animals affect any dimension of human physical, mental, or social well\u2011being and are available in English.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Charting methods<\/jats:title>\n Data will be extracted using a standardized form and analyzed through content analysis to describe the distribution of evidence and organize findings into themes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n By consolidating dispersed knowledge across disciplines, this review will provide the first comprehensive overview of how AVCs and roadkilled animal exposure affect human health. 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