Adding a Community-Based Research Project to a Service-Learning Program: Understanding Folic Acid Needs of Women in Rural Honduras

Cultural immersion/service-learning programs are an important tool to increase cultural competence among students. Adding a research component to an existing program provides students with the opportunity to further engage with the community and to learn basic research skills. This manuscript describes a community-based undergraduate research project in a rural area of Honduras. It also provides suggestions for integrating a research component into cultural immersion/service-learning programs.