Abstract
Dynamic complexity is often a characteristic of public health issues; to visualize these problems as a system rather than isolated elements, system dynamics modeling may be an appropriate tool.The dynamic complexity of risk factors for lymphatic filariasis (LF) as an urban vector-borne disease has been addressed using system dynamics methodology. Some causal loop diagrams (CLDs) were designed to display the network of interactions of risk factors for urban transmission of LF and a potential set of public health interventions. A stock and flow diagram was also designed to capture the transmission dynamics as an accumulation and flow system, and a simulation model was built and executed.The system dynamics (SD) methodology is suitable for addressing the dynamic complexity of risk factors for LF in urban settings and is well-suited for public health interventions.
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