Assessing Healthcare Access among Overweight and Obese Individuals in Türkiye using Latent Variable Modeling

Background : Overweight and obesity are critical determinants of healthcare access, yet evidence on how the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped these dynamics in Türkiye remains limited. This study investigates whether the early post-pandemic recovery period altered healthcare access patterns for individuals with excess weight. Methods : Using nationally representative microdata from the 2014, 2016, 2019,…